Runtime Application Self-Protection (RASP) is a term coined by Gartner more than a decade ago to describe what was then an emerging technology that incorporated security functionality within software applications.
Unlike traditional security solutions, which offer protection at the network or endpoint level, RASP focuses on the application itself, using sensors embedded within the software, as well as contextual information, to monitor the application during runtime, address specific vulnerabilities that exist within each piece of software, and stop threats automatically and in real time. read more here