Term: system call: an instruction that interrupts the program being executed and passes control to the supervisor
Broader: call: an instruction that interrupts the program being executed | Unrelated: output: production of a certain amount
Broader: call: an instruction that interrupts the program being executed | Unrelated: pet peeve: an opportunity for complaint that is seldom missed
Broader: call: an instruction that interrupts the program being executed | Unrelated: owl: nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
Broader: call: an instruction that interrupts the program being executed | Unrelated: groundsel: Eurasian weed with heads of small yellow flowers
Broader: call: an instruction that interrupts the program being executed | Unrelated: cherokee: the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee
Broader: call: an instruction that interrupts the program being executed | Unrelated: 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
Broader: call: an instruction that interrupts the program being executed | Unrelated: tuscan: a dialect of Italian spoken in Tuscany (especially Florence)
Broader: call: an instruction that interrupts the program being executed | Unrelated: 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
Broader: call: an instruction that interrupts the program being executed | Unrelated: sluicegate: regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
Broader: call: an instruction that interrupts the program being executed | Unrelated: divarication: branching at a wide angle