run-time

/rən taɪm/
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Definitions of run-time
  1. noun
    the time at which a (software or multimedia) program is run
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    type of:
    point, point in time
    an instant of time
  2. noun
    (computer science) the length of time it takes to execute a software program
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    type of:
    run
    the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation
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