In digital computers, an interrupt (sometimes referred to as a trap) is a request for the processor to interrupt currently executing code (when permitted)...

programming, an interrupt handler, also known as an interrupt service routine or ISR, is a special block of code associated with a specific interrupt condition...

computing, a programmable interrupt controller (PIC) is an integrated circuit that helps a microprocessor (or CPU) handle interrupt requests (IRQs) coming...

instruction for x86 processors that generates a software interrupt. It takes the interrupt number formatted as a byte value. When written in assembly...

Interrupt coalescing, also known as interrupt moderation, is a technique in which events which would normally trigger a hardware interrupt are held back...

Look up interruption in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Interruption may refer to: Interruption (speech), a speech event when one person breaks in to...

computing, interrupt latency refers to the delay between the start of an Interrupt Request (IRQ) and the start of the respective Interrupt Service Routine...

the hardware and frequently makes system calls to an OS function or is interrupted by it. Operating systems are found on many devices that contain a computer –...

BIOS implementations provide interrupts that can be invoked by operating systems and application programs to use the facilities of the firmware on IBM...

An interrupter in electrical engineering is a device used to interrupt the flow of a steady direct current for the purpose of converting a steady current...

hardware interrupts. If the flag is set to 1 maskable interrupts are enabled. If reset (set to 0) such interrupts will be disabled until interrupts are enabled...

in a table of interrupt vectors. Each entry of the interrupt vector table, called an interrupt vector, is the address of an interrupt handler (also known...

In a computer, an interrupt request (or IRQ) is a hardware signal sent to the processor that temporarily stops a running program and allows a special...

science, a vectored interrupt is a processing technique in which the interrupting device directs the processor to the appropriate interrupt service routine...

A raster interrupt (also called a horizontal blank interrupt) is an interrupt signal in a legacy computer system which is used for display timing. It is...

Look up interrupter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An interrupter is a device used to interrupt the flow of a steady direct electrical current. Interrupter...

The simple interrupted stitch is a suturing technique used to close wounds. It is the most commonly used technique in the closure of skin. It is known...

interrupt call 13hex, the 20th interrupt vector in an x86-based (IBM PC-descended) computer system. The BIOS typically sets up a real mode interrupt handler...

circuit breaker (RCCB) or ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) is an electrical safety device that interrupts an electrical circuit when the current passing...

for BIOS interrupt call 10hex, the 17th interrupt vector in an x86-based computer system. The BIOS typically sets up a real mode interrupt handler at...

In computing, a non-maskable interrupt (NMI) is a hardware interrupt that standard interrupt-masking techniques in the system cannot ignore. It typically...

Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI) are a method of signaling interrupts, using special in-band messages to replace traditional out-of-band signals on dedicated...

A vertical blank interrupt (or VBI) is a hardware feature found in some legacy computer systems that generate a video signal. Cathode-ray tube based video...

An Interrupt Request Level (IRQL) is a hardware-independent means with which Windows prioritizes interrupts that come from the system's processors. On...

In operating systems, an interrupt storm is an event during which a processor receives an inordinate number of interrupts that consume the majority of...

of interrupt handlers, also called interrupt service routines, or ISRs. This procedure of installing ISRs is called chaining or hooking an interrupt or...

Busy line interrupt, also known as emergency breakthrough, is a function of telephone land line carriers in which a telephone operator, by request of...

In computing, keyboard interrupt may refer to: A special case of signal (computing), a condition (often implemented as an exception) usually generated...

critical section must block that interrupt. Accordingly, interrupt latency is increased by however long that interrupt is blocked. When there are hard...

program called an interrupt handler is installed, and it is the interrupt handler that handles the interrupt from the disk. When an interrupt occurs, the hardware...