Definition of Run-time

1. Noun. The time at which a (software or multimedia) program is run.

Generic synonyms: Point, Point In Time

2. Noun. (computer science) the length of time it takes to execute a software program.
Category relationships: Computer Science, Computing
Generic synonyms: Run

Definition of Run-time

1. Adjective. (computing) Of, relating to, or happening during run time. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Run-time

run-down
run-ins
run-length encoding
run-length encodings
run-o'-the-mill
run-of-the-mill
run-of-the-mine
run-off
run-on
run-on sentence
run-on sentences
run-ons
run-resistant
run-through
run-time (current term)
run-time error
run-up
run-ups
run a bath
run a mile
run a red light
run a risk
run about
run across
run afoul
run afoul of
run after
run aground
run along

Literary usage of Run-time

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Decision Support Systems for Ecosystem Management: An Evaluation of Existing edited by H. Todd Mowrer (1998)
"Woodstock offers a wide range of user-defined and internal reports, as well as run-time graphs to display changes in outputs over time. ..."

2. Utilisation and Reliability of High Power Proton Accelerators: Workshop by NEA Nuclear Science Committee (2001)
"The beam reliability obtained during these two test runs is plotted in Figure 2 as a function of the elapsed run time. Figure 2. ..."

3. SAS(R) Component Language 9.1:: Reference, Volumes 1 and 2 by SAS Institute (2004)
"The specific object class that is associated with the generic object cannot be resolved until run time. The compiler reserves space in the SAS Data Vector ..."

4. SAS/GRAPH 9.1 Reference by SAS Institute (2004)
"Adding Run-Time Controls to a Presentation One thing that distinguishes the Metaview applet is the run-time controls that it provides to users. ..."

5. Workflow-Based Process Controlling by Michael Zur Muehlen (2004)
"Run Time Elements At run time, process instances are created from the process ... While the activity instance contains run time information that can be ..."

6. Partial Evaluation and Automatic Program Generation by Neil D. Jones, Carsten K. Gomard, Peter Sestoft (1993)
"Let all dynamic objects contain their symbolic address, for instance, x could contain the symbolic address (or run time address) loc-x. ..."

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