Term: system call: an instruction that interrupts the program being executed and passes control to the supervisor
Candidate hypernym: call: an instruction that interrupts the program being executed → 1
Candidate hypernym: output: production of a certain amount → 0
Candidate hypernym: pet peeve: an opportunity for complaint that is seldom missed → 0
Candidate hypernym: owl: nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes → 0
Candidate hypernym: groundsel: Eurasian weed with heads of small yellow flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: cherokee: the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee → 0
Candidate hypernym: lingual vein: a vein that receives blood from the tongue and the floor of the mouth and empties into the internal jugular or the facial vein → 0
Candidate hypernym: tuscan: a dialect of Italian spoken in Tuscany (especially Florence) → 0
Candidate hypernym: crocodile: large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters → 0
Candidate hypernym: sluicegate: regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice → 0
Candidate hypernym: divarication: branching at a wide angle → 0