run time

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run time - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  run time
  
     1. The elapsed time to perform a computation on a particular
     computer.
  
     2. The amount of time a processor actually spent on a
     particular process and not on other processes or overhead (see
     time-sharing).
  
     3. The period of time during which a program is being
     executed, as opposed to compile-time or load time.  The term
     should be hyphenated when used as an adjective.
  
     4. run-time support.
  
     (2001-09-14)