adjustable-while-running software

noun
UK /əˈdʒʌstəbl waɪl ˈrʌnɪŋ ˈsɒftweə/
US /əˈdʒʌstəbl waɪl ˈrʌnɪŋ ˈsɔftwer/

Software you can change while it is still working.

The game lets you change the rules with adjustable-while-running software.

SYNONYMS

live-tunable softwareruntime-configurable softwarehot-adjustable softwaredynamic software

RELATED WORDS

configurationruntimetuningparameterhot-swap

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Software whose settings can be changed without stopping it.

Engineers used adjustable-while-running software to fix the robot mid-task.

3. A program that lets users tweak behavior on the fly.

The dashboard is adjustable-while-running software for the factory machines.

4. Code designed so changes take effect immediately.

With adjustable-while-running software, the new speed limit applied at once.