soft real-time

adjective

Being or relating to a system that is ideally real-time but in practice can tolerate some latency that only reduces the quality of service.

Opposite
hard real-time
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Meanings

adjectivesoft real-time (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecomputingBeing or relating to a system that is ideally real-time but in practice can tolerate some latency that only reduces the quality of service.

    Antonyms: hard real-time

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveBeing or relating to a system that is ideally real-time but in practice can tolerate some latency that only reduces the quality of service.

Opposite
hard real-time
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APA

soft real-time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20real-time

MLA

“soft real-time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20real-time. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soft real-time,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20real-time.

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