Definition of interupt:
"A maverick politician repeatedly interrupted the debate by shouting."
°(computing) To assert to a
computer that an exceptional condition must be handled.
"
The packet receiver circuit interrupted the microprocessor."
°(computing) 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."
Definition of interupt:
"A maverick politician repeatedly interrupted the debate by shouting."
°(computing) To assert to a
computer that an exceptional condition must be handled.
"
The packet receiver circuit interrupted the microprocessor."
°(computing) 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."