interrupt
IPA: ɪntɝˈʌpt
noun
- (computing, electronics) An event that causes a computer or other device to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition.
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly, especially by speaking.
- (transitive) To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of.
- (transitive, computing) To assert to (a computer) that an exceptional condition must be handled.
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Examples of "interrupt" in Sentences
- That was the first interruption.
- It interrupts the flow of the article.
- In 1815 the usage of the title was interrupted.
- The fun is interrupted by the arrival of the prophet.
- The performance is interrupted by the frantic Bridget.
- Apologies in advance for the interruption and question.
- This lightened the interrupt overhead to the processor.
- In 1930, the publication of the Journal was interrupted.
- A stroke is an interruption of the blood supply to the brain.
- The cease of war did not interrupt in the enlargement of the army.
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