Assertion: interrupt | /r/Synonym | interrupt request
Facets:
value: generally
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: An interrupt is a signal (generally called an "interrupt request") to the CPU to immediately begin executing different code, code that is written to respond to the cause of the interrupt.
text: A hardware or software call for an interrupt (known as an interrupt request, or IRQ) is taken care of by an "interrupt handler" or "interrupt service routine" (ISR) in the processor.