runtime
runtime
Noun
This term is primarily used in technical computing contexts to distinguish the execution phase of a program from the compilation or design phase. When referring to the period of execution, it describes a temporal state, often used to identify errors that only appear while the software is actually running, such as runtime exceptions.
In the context of software environments, it refers to the underlying infrastructure or library set that supports the execution of code. This usage is common in managed languages like Java or C#, where a specific runtime environment must be present on the host system to translate bytecode into machine instructions.