Interrupt
WordNet
noun
(1) A signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out
verb
(2) Terminate
"She interrupted her pregnancy"
"Break a lucky streak"
"Break the cycle of poverty"
(3) Destroy the peace or tranquility of
"Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"
(4) Interfere in someone else's activity
"Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone"
(5) Make a break in
"We interrupt the program for the following messages"
WiktionaryText
English
From < < + .
Verb
- to disturb or halt an ongoing process or action by interfering suddenly.
- A maverick politician repeatedly interrupted the debate by shouting.
- To assert to a computer that an exceptional condition must be handled.
- The packet receiver circuit interrupted the microprocessor.
Noun
- 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.