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interruptive
in·ter·rupt I0197600 (ĭn′tə-rŭpt′)v. in·ter·rupt·ed, in·ter·rupt·ing, in·ter·rupts v.tr.1. To break the continuity or uniformity of: Rain interrupted our baseball game.2. To stop (someone engaged in an activity) by saying or doing something: The baby interrupted me while I was on the phone.v.intr. To cause an activity to stop by saying or doing something.n. Computers 1. A signal to a computer that stops the execution of a running program so that another action can be performed.2. A circuit that conveys a signal stopping the execution of a running program.
[Middle English interrupten, from Old French interrupte, interrupted, from Latin interruptus, past participle of interrumpere, to break off : inter-, inter- + rumpere, to break; see reup- in Indo-European roots.]
in′ter·rupt′i·ble adj.in′ter·rup′tion n.in′ter·rup′tive adj.EncyclopediaSeeinterrupt |