Interrupts (Computer systems) (Topical Term)

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Preferred form: Interrupts (Computer systems)

Used for/see from:

Interrupt calls (Computer systems)
Interrupt signals (Computer systems)

See also:

Broader heading: Switching circuits
Broader heading: Systems software

Notes

Work cat.: 94-509: Brown, R. Network interrupts, c1994.

Encyc. computer sci.: p. 706-709 (Interrupt)

McGraw-Hill dict sci. tech. (Interrupt (Computer science); to stop a running program in such a way that it can be resumed at a later time; in the meanwhile permit some other action to be performed)

Random House (A hardware signal that breaks the flow of program execution and transfers control to a predetermined storage location so that another procedure can be followed or a new operation carried out.)

Prentice-Hall std. gloss. of computer term. (Interrupt: synonymous with Interrupt signal)

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