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What (who) is interrupts - definition

SIGNAL TO THE PROCESSOR EMITTED BY HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE INDICATING AN EVENT THAT NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
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interrupts         
interrupt         
¦ verb
1. stop the continuous progress of.
stop (a person who is speaking) by saying or doing something.
2. break the continuity of (a line, surface, or view): a sunken fence which doesn't interrupt the view across the fields.
Derivatives
interruptible adjective
interruptive adjective
Origin
ME: from L. interrupt-, interrumpere 'break, interrupt', from inter- 'between' + rumpere 'to break'.
Interrupting         
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Interrupt.

Wikipedia

Interrupt

In digital computers, an interrupt (sometimes referred to as a trap) is a request for the processor to interrupt currently executing code (when permitted), so that the event can be processed in a timely manner. If the request is accepted, the processor will suspend its current activities, save its state, and execute a function called an interrupt handler (or an interrupt service routine, ISR) to deal with the event. This interruption is often temporary, allowing the software to resume normal activities after the interrupt handler finishes, although the interrupt could instead indicate a fatal error.

Interrupts are commonly used by hardware devices to indicate electronic or physical state changes that require time-sensitive attention. Interrupts are also commonly used to implement computer multitasking, especially in real-time computing. Systems that use interrupts in these ways are said to be interrupt-driven.

Examples of use of interrupts
1. He interrupts himself: "Scarlett Johansson." Jewish?
2. A ringing phone interrupts the presenter and distracts the audience.
3. "It goes to the heart of propaganda," Waxman interrupts.
4. A young man interrupts: "Esad is the luckiest fellow alive.
5. "It‘s a very bad virus if you catch it," her friend interrupts.