real-time processing
- noun
- /ˈriːəl taɪm ˈprəʊsɛsɪŋ/
- Specialized
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procesamiento en tiempo real
- In finance, real-time processing allows for immediate updates to stock prices based on market changes.
Examples
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Questions raised by this study could potentially be addressed through the use of real-time processing measures.
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Upload all Athens data and feeds, and activate real-time processing.
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These data streams pose a challenge for ecologists because traditional approaches to quality assurance and quality control are no longer practical when confronted with the size of these data sets and the demands of real-time processing.
Academic text (2013) -
However, WM is principally understood as a system not only for temporary information storage but also for real-time processing of information in complex cognitive tasks (Baddeley, 2000, 2003; Rnnberg et al., 2008).
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The software enables real-time processing of transactions to prevent fraud effectively.
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Automated systems can utilize real-time processing to respond to user inputs instantly.
Synonyms
Handling data fast enough to keep up with things as they happen
Antonyms
How Immediate
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3.9
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4.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
real-time + processing
The meaning 'processing without perceptible delay' is directly derivable from combining 'real-time' (immediate/at the same time as events) with 'processing' (a series of actions). Even though 'real-time' is technical and not listed in the provided word entry, its sense is compositionally transparent from 'real' + 'time' and follows ordinary adjective+noun logic. This construction is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Real-time processing comes from the simple picture of real-time ('at the same time') and processing ('working on information'), so you imagine a machine acting as events happen. Imagine a heart monitor that must show and handle a change the moment it occurs, not later, and that's why the phrase means 'processing quickly enough to keep up' with events.