real-time operating system


Real-Time Operating System

(operating system)(RTOS) Any operating system whereinterrupts are guaranteed to be handled within a certainspecified maximum time, thereby making it suitable for controlof hardware in embedded systems and other time-criticalapplications. RTOS is not a specific product but a class ofoperating systems.

real-time operating system

A master control program that provides immediate responses to input signals and transactions. See real-time system, embedded system, embedded Linux, process control and OS-9.