interrupt
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interrupt
- /ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/
- /ˈɪntəˌɹʌpt/
Rhymes with -ʌpt
Where it comes from
From Middle English interrupten, derived from Latin interruptus, past participle of interrumpere (“to break apart/off, interrupt”), from inter (“between”) + rumpere (“to break”).
verb interrupts · interrupting · interrupted · interrumpt · interroupt
- To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly, especially by speaking. A maverick politician repeatedly interrupted the debate by shouting.
- To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of. The evenness of the road was not interrupted by a single hill.
- To assert to (a computer) that an exceptional condition must be handled. The packet receiver circuit interrupted the microprocessor.
noun interrupts · interrumpt · interroupt · interrout
- An event that causes a computer or other device to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition. The interrupt caused the packet handler routine to run.
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Closest in meaning: break up, cut off, break, disrupt, disturb, interfere, disruption, hiatus, stoppage, suspend, suspension, disconnect, stop, intrude, cessation, cease
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verb to disturb or halt an ongoing process or action
| Español | interrumpir, interromper |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 中断する chūdan suru, 邪魔する jama suru, 遮る saegiru |
| 中文 | 打斷 /打断 dǎduàn, 插嘴 chāzuǐ, 中斷 /中断 zhōngduàn, 打擾 /打扰 dǎrǎo |
| हिन्दी | टोकना ṭoknā |
| Português | interromper |
| Français | interrompre, couper |
| Deutsch | unterbrechen |
| Italiano | interrompere, tagliare, interrompersi |
| Ελληνικά | διακόπτω diakópto |
| Română | întrerupe |
| Русский | прерыва́ть preryvátʹ, прерва́ть prervátʹ, обрыва́ть obryvátʹ, оборва́ть oborvátʹ, перебива́ть perebivátʹ, переби́ть perebítʹ |
| العربية | قَاطَعَ qāṭaʕa |
verb to assert an exceptional condition
| 日本語 | 割り込む warikomu |
|---|---|
| Português | interromper |
| Русский | прерыва́ть preryvátʹ, прерва́ть prervátʹ |
verb computing: to assert that an exceptional condition must be handled
| Deutsch | unterbrechen |
|---|
noun an event that causes a computer to temporarily cease
| Español | interrupción |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 割り込み warikomi |
| Français | interruption |
| Deutsch | Interrupt |
| Ελληνικά | διακοπή diakopí |
| Русский | прерывание preryvanije |
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title = {interrupt},
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