interrupt

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Antonyms 1.2.2 Related terms 1.2.3 Translations 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.4 External links

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From Latin interruptus < interrumpere (“‘to break apart, break to pieces, break off, interrupt’”) < inter (“‘between’”) + rumpere (“‘to break’”).

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to interrupt (third-person singular simple present interrupts, present participle interrupting, simple past and past participle interrupted)

1. to disturb or halt an ongoing process or action by interfering suddenly.

   A maverick politician repeatedly interrupted the debate by shouting.

2. (computing) To assert to a computer that an exceptional condition must be handled.

   The packet receiver circuit interrupted the microprocessor.

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• continue
• resume

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• interrupter
• interruption

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Wikipedia

interrupt (plural interrupts)

1. (computing) An event that causes a computer to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition

   The interrupt caused the packet handler routine to run.

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• hardware interrupt
• interrupt handler
• non-maskable interrupt, NMI
• software interrupt

[edit] External links

• interrupt in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• interrupt in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• interrupt at OneLook® Dictionary Search