I know. I was being a little snarky, but I'm also trying to make a point. The problem is that one of the (most commonly accepted, if not official) meanings of

I know. I was being a little snarky, but I'm also trying to make a point. The problem is that one of the (most commonly accepted, if not official) meanings of "real-time" is a system that guarantees response within a specific time period. Usually this is a pretty small time period. So also using the term to refer to systems where there is actually no limit on the response time creates a problem. If we allow "real-time" to be used to represent anything interactive, then how can we make clear when we're actually talking about a real-time system? Really real-time? Legit real-time?