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in·ter·rupt    Audio Help   [v. in-tuh-ruhpt; n. in-tuh-ruhpt] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object)
1.to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
2.to break off or cause to cease, as in the middle of something: He interrupted his work to answer the bell.
3.to stop (a person) in the midst of doing or saying something, esp. by an interjected remark: May I interrupt you to comment on your last remark?
–verb (used without object)
4.to cause a break or discontinuance; interfere with action or speech, esp. by interjecting a remark: Please don't interrupt.
–noun
5.Computers. a hardware signal that breaks the flow of program execution and transfers control to a predetermined storage location so that another procedure can be followed or a new operation carried out.

[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME interrupten < L interruptus ptp. of interrumpere to break apart, equiv. to inter- inter- + rup-, var. s. of rumpere to burst + -tus ptp. suffix; see rupture]

in·ter·rupt·ed·ly, adverb
in·ter·rupt·ed·ness, noun
in·ter·rupt·i·ble, adjective
in·ter·rup·tive, adjective

1, 3. intermit. Interrupt, discontinue, suspend imply breaking off something temporarily or permanently. Interrupt may have either meaning: to interrupt a meeting. To discontinue is to stop or leave off, often permanently: to discontinue a building program. To suspend is to break off relations, operations, proceedings, privileges, etc., for a certain period of time, usually with the stipulation that they will be resumed at a stated time: to suspend operations during a strike.
1, 2. continue.
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in·ter·rupt    Audio Help   (ĭn'tə-rŭpt')  Pronunciation Key 
v.   in·ter·rupt·ed, in·ter·rupt·ing, in·ter·rupts

v.   tr.
  1. To break the continuity or uniformity of: Rain interrupted our baseball game.
  2. To hinder or stop the action or discourse of (someone) by breaking in on: The baby interrupted me while I was on the phone.

v.   intr.
To break in on an action or discourse.

n.   Computer Science
  1. A signal to a computer that stops the execution of a running program so that another action can be performed.
  2. A circuit that conveys a signal stopping the execution of a running program.


[Middle English interrupten, from Old French interrupte, interrupted, from Latin interruptus, past participle of interrumpere, to break off : inter-, inter- + rumpere, to break; see reup- in Indo-European roots.]

in'ter·rupt'i·ble adj., in'ter·rup'tion n., in'ter·rup'tive adj.
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interrupt 
c.1420, from L. interruptus, pp. of interrumpere "break apart, break off," from inter- "between" + rumpere "to break" (see rupture, and compare corrupt).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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interrupt

noun
1. a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out 

verb
1. make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages" 
2. destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading" 
3. interfere in someone else's activity; "Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone" 
4. terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty" 

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
interrupt1 [intəˈrapt] verb
to stop a person while he is saying or doing something, especially by saying etc something oneself
Example: He interrupted her while she was speaking; He interrupted her speech; Listen to me and don't interrupt!
Arabic: يُقاطِع
Chinese (Simplified): 打断
Chinese (Traditional): 打斷
Czech: přerušit
Danish: afbryde
Dutch: in de rede vallen
Estonian: vahele segama, katkestama
Finnish: keskeyttää
French: interrompre
German: unterbrechen
Greek: διακόπτω
Hungarian: félbeszakít
Icelandic: trufla, grípa fram í
Indonesian: menyela
Italian: interrompere
Japanese: じゃまする
Korean: (이야기를) 중단시키다
Latvian: pārtraukt; iejaukties
Lithuanian: pertraukti
Norwegian: avbryte
Polish: przer(y)wać
Portuguese (Brazil): interromper
Portuguese (Portugal): interromper
Romanian: a întrerupe
Russian: перебивать
Slovak: prerušiť
Slovenian: prekiniti
Spanish: interrumpir
Swedish: avbryta
Turkish: sözünü kesmek, araya girmek
interrupt2 [intəˈrapt] verb
to stop or make a break in (an activity etc)
Example: He interrupted his work to eat his lunch; You interrupted my thoughts.
Arabic: يوقِف
Chinese (Simplified): 中断
Chinese (Traditional): 中斷
Czech: přerušit
Danish: afbryde
Dutch: onderbreken
Estonian: katkestama
Finnish: keskeyttää
French: interrompre
German: unterbrechen
Greek: διακόπτω
Hungarian: megszakít
Icelandic: trufla, stöðva í bili
Indonesian: menghentikan, berhenti
Italian: interrompere
Japanese: 中断する
Korean: 중단하다
Latvian: pārtraukt
Lithuanian: nutraukti, pertraukti
Norwegian: avbryte
Polish: przerwać
Portuguese (Brazil): interromper
Portuguese (Portugal): interromper
Romanian: a (se) întrerupe
Russian: прерывать
Slovak: prerušiť
Slovenian: prekiniti
Spanish: interrumpir
Swedish: avbryta
Turkish: ara vermek
interrupt3 [intəˈrapt] verb
to cut off (a view etc)
Example: A block of flats interrupted their view of the sea.
Arabic: يَحْجِب، يُقاطِع
Chinese (Simplified): 遮断
Chinese (Traditional): 遮斷
Czech: překážet
Danish: afskære
Dutch: belemmeren
Estonian: varjama
Finnish: peittää
French: cacher
German: stören
Greek: κόβω
Hungarian: eláll (kilátást)
Icelandic: rjúfa, koma í veg fyrir
Indonesian: menghalangi
Italian: impedire
Japanese: さえぎる
Korean: 가로막다
Latvian: traucēt
Lithuanian: užstoti
Norwegian: stenge for
Polish: zasłaniać
Portuguese (Brazil): obstruir
Portuguese (Portugal): interromper
Romanian: a acoperi
Russian: заслонять
Slovak: prekážať
Slovenian: odrezati, onemogočiti
Spanish: obstruir; esconder
Swedish: stänga, skymma
Turkish: kesmek
See also: interruption

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd.
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing - Cite This Source - Share This

interrupt programming
1. An asynchronous event that suspends normal processing and temporarily diverts the flow of control through an "interrupt handler" routine.
Interrupts may be caused by both hardware (I/O, timer, machine check) and software (supervisor, system call or trap instruction).
In general the computer responds to an interrupt by storing the information about the current state of the running program; storing information to identify the source of the interrupt; and invoking a first-level interrupt handler. This is usually a kernel level privileged process that can discover the precise cause of the interrupt (e.g. if several devices share one interrupt) and what must be done to keep operating system tables (such as the process table) updated. This first-level handler may then call another handler, e.g. one associated with the particular device which generated the interrupt.
2. Under MS-DOS, nearly synonymous with "system call" because the OS and BIOS routines are both called using the INT instruction (see interrupt list) and because programmers so often have to bypass the operating system (going directly to a BIOS interrupt) to get reasonable performance.
[The Jargon File]
(1995-02-07)

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Interrupt

In`ter*rupt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interrupted; p. pr. & vb. n. Interrupting.] [L. interruptus, p. p. of interrumpere to interrupt; inter between + rumpere to break. See Rupture.]

1. To break into, or between; to stop, or hinder by breaking in upon the course or progress of; to interfere with the current or motion of; to cause a temporary cessation of; as, to interrupt the remarks speaking.

Do not interrupt me in my course. --Shak.

2. To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of; as, the evenness of the road was not interrupted by a single hill.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Interrupt

In`ter*rupt"\, p. a. [L. interruptus, p. p.] Broken; interrupted. [Obs.] --Milton.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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