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From: guthery@acw.UUCP (Scott Guthery)
Newsgroups: comp.realtime
Subject: Defn. of Real-Time System
Message-ID: <25.UUL1.3#913@acw.UUCP>
Date: 21 Oct 89 12:20:20 GMT
Organization: Austin Code Works
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I've found the following definition of a real-time system useful:

A real-time system is a system in which time is a quantitatively 
managed resource.

Specializations include simple real-time systems in which time
is an unshared resource and compound real-time systems in which
time is a shared resource.
												Cheers, Scott

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