<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" standalone="no"?> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>interrupt</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../I.html" title="I"/><link rel="previous" href="Internet-Exploiter.html" title="Internet Exploiter"/><link rel="next" href="interrupts-locked-out.html" title="interrupts locked out"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">interrupt</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="Internet-Exploiter.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">I</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="interrupts-locked-out.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="interrupt"/><dt xmlns="" id="interrupt"><b>interrupt</b></dt></dt><dd><p> 1. [techspeak] <span class="grammar">n.</span> On a computer, an event that interrupts normal processing and temporarily diverts flow-of-control through an “<span class="quote">interrupt handler</span>” routine. See also <a href="../T/trap.html"><i class="glossterm">trap</i></a>. </p></dd><dd><p> 2. <span class="grammar">interj.</span> A request for attention from a hacker. Often explicitly spoken. “<span class="quote">Interrupt — have you seen Joe recently?</span>” See <a href="../P/priority-interrupt.html"><i class="glossterm">priority interrupt</i></a>. </p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="Internet-Exploiter.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../I.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="interrupts-locked-out.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Internet Exploiter </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> interrupts locked out</td></tr></table></div></body></html>