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interrupts - 2 dictionary results
in·ter·rupt     (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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The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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