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interruption

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in⋅ter⋅rup⋅tion

  [in-tuh-ruhp-shuhn]
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–noun
1. an act or instance of interrupting.
2. the state of being interrupted.
3. something that interrupts.
4. cessation; intermission.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME interrupcio(u)n < L interruptiōn- (s. of interruptiō). See interrupt, -ion
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in·ter·rupt   (ĭn'tə-rŭpt')   
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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