vectoringn.
/ˈvɛktərɪŋ/ 1. The action of vector v.
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society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > [noun] > directing aircraft to target
vectoring1956
1956 W. A. Heflin U.S. Air Force Dict. 553/1 Vectoring is usually done from the ground, or from a mother aircraft.
2. Computing. The provision or use of interrupt vectors.
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society > computing and information technology > programming language > programme execution > [noun] > interrupt > interrupt handling
interrupt handling1966
vectoring1977
interrupt handler1978
1977 E. E. Klingman Microprocessor Syst. Design xii. 352 These [lines] are for ‘cascading’ several 8214s if more than eight interrupting devices need vectoring.
1979 Personal Computer World Nov. 84/4 Software vectoring of interrupts to allow more than one interrupt driven peripheral at a time, and also multi-programming.
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