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interrupt
Found in thesaurus: signal, break off, discontinue, break, stop, move, act, break in, put in, cut in, barge in, chisel in, butt in, chime in, terminate, end
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interrupt
v.
stop, discontinue; disturb, interfere; interrupt the conversation or action of another (especially with a remark)
n.
signal sent to the processor which tells the processor to deal with a certain event (Computers)
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Interrupt
In system programming, an interrupt is a signal to the processor emitted by hardware or software indicating an event that needs immediate attention. An interrupt alerts the processor to a high-priority condition requiring the interruption of the current code the processor is executing. The processor responds by suspending its current activities, saving its state, and executing a function called an interrupt handler (or an interrupt service routine, ISR) to deal with the event. This interruption is temporary, and, after the interrupt handler finishes, the processor resumes normal activities. There are two types of interrupts: hardware interrupts and software interrupts.
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interrupt
Verb
1. make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages"
(synonym) disrupt, break up, cut off
(hypernym) break, break off, discontinue, stop
(hyponym) cut, cut off
(derivation) break, interruption, disruption, gap
2. destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"
(synonym) disturb
(hypernym) act, move
3. interfere in someone else's activity; "Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone"
(synonym) disrupt
(hypernym) chime in, cut in, put in, butt in, chisel in, barge in, break in
(hyponym) cut in
(derivation) break, interruption, disruption, gap
4. terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"
(synonym) break
(hypernym) end, terminate
(hyponym) hold on, stop
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interrupt
interrupt, signal sent to the processor which tells the processor to deal with a certain event (Computers)
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interrupt
v.
přerušit; vyrušit
