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Real-time text
Wikipedia, 2026
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- What it is
- The English Wikipedia article on real-time text, which describes how text is transmitted as it is composed, its use by deaf and hard of hearing people, and its use in instant messaging and live captioning.
- How much weight it carries
- A secondary, community-edited summary, used here only for the plain definition of real-time text. Its wording follows the technical literature it cites. The FCC and standards bodies are the primary references for the rules on real-time text in each country, and this entry does not rely on them.
Facts taken from this source
- Real-time text lets the other person read a message immediately, without waiting for the sender to finish composing it.
“Real-time text allows the other person to read immediately, without waiting for the sender to finish composing their sentence/message.” (Use by the deaf section)