real-time processing vs real-time operation

real-time processing and real-time operation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
real-time processing	Yes	No	No	No
real-time operation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, real-time processing and real-time operation are synonyms defined as:

real-time processing and real-time operation: data processing fast enough to keep up with an outside process

real-time processing (noun)	real-time operation (noun)
data processing fast enough to keep up with an outside process	data processing fast enough to keep up with an outside process