English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-interrupt.ogg|Audio (US)

Verb
en-verb

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

#: A maverick politician repeatedly interrupted the debate by shouting.

1. computing To assert to a computer that an exceptional condition must be handled.

#: The packet receiver circuit interrupted the microprocessor.

Antonyms
continue
resume

Related terms
interrupter
interruption

Translations
trans-top|to disturb or halt an ongoing process or action
Danish: t+|da|afbryde
Finnish: t+|fi|keskeyttää
German: t+|de|unterbrechen
Greek: t|el|διακ����|sc=Grek (diakópto)
trans-mid
Japanese: 中��� (chūdan-suru)
Kurdish: KUchar|���ڵدا�
Russian: ме�а��
Spanish: t-|es|interrumpir
trans-bottom

computing: to assert an exceptional condition

Japanese: ��込� (warikomu)
mid
Russian: п�е��ва��

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ttbc|Telugu: �డ�డ���న� (aDDukonu)

Noun
interrupt (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.

Translations
computing: An event that causes a computer to temporarily cease

Finnish: t-|fi|keskeytys
Greek: t|el|διακο�ή|f|sc=Grek (diakopí)
mid
Japanese: ��込� (warikomi)
Russian: п�е��вание n

Portuguese(Brazil): congelar n

Derived terms
hardware interrupt
interrupt handler
non-maskable interrupt, NMI
software interrupt

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• 2007-11-19 09:03 - Tbot - updated t/t-/t+ templates, added t for da, fi, de, es

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