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real-time operating system

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real-time operating system

A master control program that can provide immediate response to input signals and transactions. See real-time system and embedded Linux.


(operating system)Real-Time Operating System - (RTOS) Any operating system where interrupts are guaranteed to be handled within a certain specified maximum time, thereby making it suitable for control of hardware in embedded systems and other time-critical applications. RTOS is not a specific product but a class of operating systems.



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As an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partner, Sun delivers carrier-grade network server platforms based on the Solaris Operating Environment and Chorus real-time Operating System that meet the demands for continuous uptime, massive scalability and an integrated hardware and software stack around which customers can quickly construct high-availability systems to meet existing and future needs.
The Fusion RTOS is a priority-based, preemptive, multitasking, real-time operating system designed and optimized for high performance DSPs and media-centric microprocessors.
the leader in real-time operating systems (RTOS) and device software optimization (DSO), today announced the immediate availability of a complete port of its INTEGRITY real-time operating system to the BAE Systems' RAD750(TM) radiation hardened PowerPC Processor and CompactPCI(R) single board computer.
 
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