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interrupt
verb
-
interrupt
,
interrupting
,
interrupts
,
interrupted
to
stop
someone
from
speaking
or
stop
an
activity
for
a
short
time
,
usually
by
speaking
,
making
a
noise
,
or
causing
a
break
•
Please
don
’
t
interrupt
while
I
’
m
explaining
the
rules
.
Please
don
’
t
interrupt
while
I
’
m
explaining
the
rules
.
•
A
loud
thunderclap
interrupted
the
outdoor
wedding
ceremony
.
A
loud
thunderclap
interrupted
the
outdoor
wedding
ceremony
.
From
Latin
“
interrumpere
”
meaning
“
break
between
” (“
inter
”
between
+
“
rumpere
”
to
break
).
noun
-
interrupt
,
interrupting
,
interrupts
,
interrupted
in
computing
,
a
signal
sent
to
a
processor
to
temporarily
halt
what
it
is
doing
so
it
can
deal
with
something
more
urgent
•
Pressing
a
key
on
the
keyboard
generates
an
interrupt
that
the
CPU
must
handle
.
Pressing
a
key
on
the
keyboard
generates
an
interrupt
that
the
CPU
must
handle
.
•
Each
device
has
its
own
interrupt
line
in
the
system
’
s
hardware
design
.
Each
device
has
its
own
interrupt
line
in
the
system
’
s
hardware
design
.
Adopted
by
computer
scientists
in
the
1950s
,
extending
the
general
verb
meaning
of
stopping
a
process
.