interrupt: 1. [techspeak] n. On a computer, an event that
interrupts normal processing and temporarily diverts flow-of-control
through an "interrupt handler" routine. See also trap. 2.
interj. A request for attention from a hacker. Often explicitly
spoken. "Interrupt -- have you seen Joe recently?" See priority
interrupt. 3. Under MS-DOS, nearly synonymous with `system call',
because the OS and BIOS routines are both called using the INT
instruction (see interrupt list) and because programmers so
often have to bypass the OS (going directly to a BIOS interrupt) to
get reasonable performance.
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