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Interrupt

nounid 3011·updated May 9, 2026
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An Interrupt is a signal that informs the OS that something has occurred.

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Entity Type

Event60%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Variants

plural
Interrupts
possessive
Interrupt's
pluralpossessive
Interrupts'

Framework definitions

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
§1
An Interrupt is a signal that informs the OS that something has occurred.
Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
§1
a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
An Interrupt is a signal that informs the OS that something has occurred.
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