What does "Update Time" mean?

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Update time refers to the amount of time it takes for a computer program or algorithm to adjust its results after changes have been made to the data it is working with. In simple terms, when you change something in your data, update time is how fast the program can make sense of those changes and give you new results.

For example, if a program is keeping track of groups of points based on their location and you add or remove points, the update time tells you how quickly the program can recalculate the best way to group the points according to their new positions.

A shorter update time is better because it means the program can quickly adapt to new information, which is especially important in situations where data is constantly changing.