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Interrupt - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Interrupt : (verb)
1: make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following
messages" [syn: disrupt, break up, cut off]
2: destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me
when I'm reading" [syn: disturb]
3: interfere in someone else's activity; "Please don't
interrupt me while I'm on the phone" [syn: disrupt]
4: terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky
streak"; "break the cycle of poverty" [syn: break]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Interrupt : \In`ter*rupt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interrupted; p.
pr. & vb. n. Interrupting.] [L. interruptus, p. p. of
interrumpere to interrupt; inter between _ rumpere to break.
See Rupture.]
1. To break into, or between; to stop, or hinder by breaking
in upon the course or progress of; to interfere with the
current or motion of; to cause a temporary cessation of;
as, to interrupt the remarks speaking.
Do not interrupt me in my course. --Shak.
2. To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of; as, the
evenness of the road was not interrupted by a single hill.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Interrupt : \In`ter*rupt"\, p. a. [L. interruptus, p. p.]
Broken; interrupted. [Obs.] --Milton.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Interrupt :
1. An asynchronous event that suspends normal
processing and temporarily diverts the flow of control
through an "{interrupt handler" routine.
Interrupts may be caused by both hardware (I/O, timer,
machine check) and software (supervisor, system call or
trap instruction).
In general the computer responds to an interrupt by storing
the information about the current state of the running
program; storing information to identify the source of the
interrupt; and invoking a first-level interrupt handler.
This is usually a kernel level privileged process that can
discover the precise cause of the interrupt (e.g. if several
devices share one interrupt) and what must be done to keep
operating system tables (such as the process table) updated.
This first-level handler may then call another handler,
e.g. one associated with the particular device which generated
the interrupt.
MS-DOS,_nearly_synonymous_with_"{system_call">2. Under MS-DOS, nearly synonymous with "{system call"
because the OS and BIOS routines are both called using the
INT instruction (see interrupt list) and because programmers
so often have to bypass the operating system (going directly
to a BIOS interrupt) to get reasonable performance.
[{Jargon File]
(1995-02-07)
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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Interrupt : 1. [techspeak] n. On a computer, an event that interrupts
normal processing and temporarily diverts flow-of-control through an
"interrupt handler" routine. See also trap. 2. interj. A request for
attention from a hacker. Often explicitly spoken. "Interrupt -- have you
seen Joe recently?" See priority interrupt. 3. Under MS-DOS, nearly
synonymous with `system call', because the OS and BIOS routines are both
{interrupt_list">called using the INT instruction (see {interrupt list) and because
programmers so often have to bypass the OS (going directly to a BIOS
interrupt) to get reasonable performance.
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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Example Usage of Interrupt |
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jstagrrlie: Ugh..... "Don't Interrupt, ruuuude!" What a grump.lol |
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NNOVA: No it's cool, I'm just wearing these giant headphones because I like the way they look. Please, do Interrupt me. |
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CynthiaBuroughs: RT @Sammi_O: Never Interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake. — Napoleon Bonaparte
#MILITARYMONDAY |
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