====== Real-Time Application (RTA)  ======
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**Real-Time Application (RTA)** is an application program that functions within a time frame that the user senses as immediate or current. The latency must be less than a defined value, usually measured in seconds. Whether a given application qualifies as an **RTA** depends on the [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:w:wcet]], the maximum length of time a defined task or set of tasks requires on a given hardware platform. The use of **RTAs** is called real-time computing (RTC).

Source: [[https://www.techtarget.com/searchunifiedcommunications/definition/real-time-application-RTA ]]


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