Thursday, August 31, 2017

terminology - Is the term 'real-time' understood outside the tech community?



We are making a website for pixel art that will have a diverse audience.


Our leading tagline for the site is: "Real-time, collaborative pixel art." Real-time meaning updates to the pages will be immediate without page reload (real-time technology).


We are not wordsmiths by any means. So we are curious as to the scope of the term "real-time" - will this term be understood among a broad audience? If not, what term would be better? Perhaps "Live"?



Answer



Real-time is a term that is not just used in the tech world:


Real-time Leader Updates for the Masters


Real-time Stock Quotes


Real-time Hurricane Updates


I agree with Koen Lageveen, "live" doesn't always mean "real-time" in your context. Sometimes you see "live" and "up-to-the-minute" together, whereas "real-time" is trying to convey the idea of "up-to-the-millisecond" type of updates.


I'd stick with the term "real-time".



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