Right now is real-time. The current temperature is real-time, if you are reading it on a thermometer. If you are getting the current temp from your mobile app – it is near real-time (i.e. updated 6 minutes ago).
Tag: near real-time
Near real time is the update to date information within a time frame. The outside temperature on your phone app is reported near real time – updated within the last 3 minutes. A thermometer hanging in your back yard is real time, aka right now.