Occurring immediately. The term is used to describe a number of different computer features. For example, real-time operating systems are systems that respond to input immediately. They are used for such tasks as navigation, in which the computer must react to a steady flow of new information without interruption. Most general-purpose operating systems are not real-time because they can take a few seconds, or even minutes, to react.
Real time can also refer to events simulated by a computer at the same speed that they would occur in real life. In graphics animation, for example, a real-time program would display objects moving across the screen at the same speed that they would actually move
Example: The servo loops in an airplane when on auto-pilot.
The sensors of the plane must continuously supply the control computer with
proper measurements. If a measurement is missed, the performance of the
airplane can degrade, sometimes to unacceptable levels
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