runtime efficiency

noun phrase

UK /ˈrʌn.taɪm ɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/

US /ˈrʌn.taɪm ɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/

How fast and smoothly a computer program works while it is running.

The new sorting code improved the app's runtime efficiency, so screens loaded twice as fast.

SYNONYMS

execution speed performance efficiency operational efficiency processing speed

RELATED WORDS

latency throughput optimization benchmark resource usage

OTHER MEANINGS

2. How little time and memory a program uses while it runs.

Profiling showed poor runtime efficiency because the loop kept allocating memory.

3. The speed of a system or machine while it is actually working.

Engineers measured the robot's runtime efficiency during a full day of factory work.

4. The balance between speed and resource use in live software.

Choosing a faster database gave us better runtime efficiency without buying more servers.