Real-time computing

Study of hardware and software systems that have a "real-time constraint"

Real-time computing (RTC) is the computer science term for hardware and software systems subject to a "real-time constraint", for example, from event to system response. Real-time programs must guarantee response within specified time constraints, often referred to as "deadlines". The term "real-time" is also used in simulation to mean that the simulation's clock runs at the same speed as a real clock.

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