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noun
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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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- (noun) An event that causes a computer or other device to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition.
- (verb) To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly.
- (verb) To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of.
Meanings
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noun 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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verb To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly.
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verb To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of.
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verb To assert to (a computer) that an exceptional condition must be handled.
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Antonyms
continue
resume
Summary
An event that causes a computer or other device to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition.
- (noun) An event that causes a computer or other device to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition.
- (verb) To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly.
- (verb) To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of.
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