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interrupt

/ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/

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noun

Interrupción

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

Examples :

"The interrupt caused the packet handler routine to run."

La interrupción provocó la ejecución de la rutina del manejador de paquetes.

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verb

Interrumpir, detener

To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly.

Examples :

"A maverick politician repeatedly interrupted the debate by shouting."

Un político inconformista interrumpió repetidamente el debate gritando.

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verb

Interrumpir, cortar

To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of.

Examples :

"The evenness of the road was not interrupted by a single hill."

La uniformidad de la carretera no fue interrumpida por una sola colina.

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verb

Interrumpir

To assert to (a computer) that an exceptional condition must be handled.

Examples :

"The packet receiver circuit interrupted the microprocessor."

El circuito receptor de paquetes interrumpió el microprocesador.

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