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priority interrupt
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2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00
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n. [from the hardware term] Describes any stimulus compelling enough to yank
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one right out of hack mode. Classically used to describe being dragged away
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by an SO for immediate sex, but may also refer to more mundane interruptions
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such as a fire alarm going off in the near vicinity. Also called an NMI
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(non-maskable interrupt), especially in PC-land.
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