Adjective

(en adjective)

Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.

* Shakespeare

Assemble we immediate council.

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Very close; direct or adjacent.

* Shakespeare

You are the most immediate to our throne.

Manifestly true; requiring no argument.

embedded as part of the instruction itself, rather than stored elsewhere (such as a register or memory location)

Adjective

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(computing) of a system that responds to events or signals within a predictable time after their occurrence; specifically the response time must be within the maximum allowed, but is typically synchronous.