interrupt

B1
Pronunciation
/ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/
Noun
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

An event that causes a computer or other device to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition.

Example Sentences
  • The interrupt caused the packet handler routine to run.
Verb
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly.

Example Sentences
  • A maverick politician repeatedly interrupted the debate by shouting.
2 Definition

To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of.

Example Sentences
  • The evenness of the road was not interrupted by a single hill.
3 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • The packet receiver circuit interrupted the microprocessor.