Realtime Database

Real-time database has two meanings. The most common use of the term refers to a database system which uses streaming technologies to handle workloads whose state is constantly changing.[1] This differs from traditional databases containing persistent data, mostly unaffected by time. When referring to streaming technologies, real-time processing means that a transaction is processed fast enough for the result to come back and be acted on right away.[2] Such real-time databases are useful for assisting social media platforms in the removal of fake news, in-store surveillance cameras identifying potential shoplifters by their behavior/movements, etc.