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Also known as reactive computing, real-time system, realtime computing, realtime system

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

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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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