noun

• (music) An abrupt change in elements, with continuation of the first idea.
• (mathematics, sciences) The process of estimating the value of a function at a point from its values at nearby points.
• (computing) The process of including and processing externally-fetched data in a document or program; see interpolate.
• (editing, content analysis) That which is introduced or inserted; in contexts of content analysis of centuries-old texts, especially something foreign or spurious.
• (music) The use of a melody from a previously recorded song, but recreated rather than sampled from that recording.