<doc>
	<legacy_id>269</legacy_id>
	<term>run time</term>
	<definition><p>The time of program execution.</p>
<p></p>
<p>When your application does something &quot;at run time&quot;, that something is done when the application is being used by the user, as opposed to ahead of time before you build the application.</p></definition>
	<categories>
	 	<category>Developing with LiveCode</category>
	</categories>
	<synonyms>
	 	<synonym>run time</synonym>
	 	<synonym>runtime</synonym>
	 	<synonym>run-time</synonym>
	</synonyms>
</doc>