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Meaning of Interrupt | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt

Definitions

An event that causes a computer or other device to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition.

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Examples

“The interrupt caused the packet handler routine to run.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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