real-time operation

NOUN
19 LETTERS · STARTS WITH R

real-time operation is a valid 19-letter word worth 21 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1A1L1-0T1I1M3E1O1P3E1R1A1T1I1O1N1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =21 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 42TRIPLE WORD → 63
MEANING

What does real-time operation mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Data processing fast enough to keep up with an outside process.