Interrupt — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out

make a break in

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪntɚɹˌʌpt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪntəɹˌʌpt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪntəɹˌʌpt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɪntɚɹˌʌpt/.

Examples

We interrupt the program for the following messages
Don't interrupt me when I'm reading
Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

break up cut off disturb disrupt break

Parts of Speech

noun	a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out
verb	make a break in “We interrupt the program for the following messages”
verb	destroy the peace or tranquility of “Don't interrupt me when I'm reading”
verb	interfere in someone else's activity “Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone”
verb	terminate “She interrupted her pregnancy”

Word Forms

interruption	noun	an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
interrupter	noun	a device for automatically interrupting an electric current
disruption	noun	an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unterbrechen

ein Signal, das die Ausführung eines Programms vorübergehend stoppt, damit ein anderer Vorgang ausgeführt werden kann

🇫🇷French

interrompre

un signal qui arrête temporairement l'exécution d'un programme afin qu'une autre procédure puisse être effectuée

🇪🇸Spanish

interrumpir

una señal que detiene temporalmente la ejecución de un programa para que se pueda llevar a cabo otro procedimiento

🇮🇹Italian

interrompere

un segnale che interrompe temporaneamente l'esecuzione di un programma in modo che possa essere eseguita un'altra procedura

🇳🇱Dutch

onderbreken

een signaal dat de uitvoering van een programma tijdelijk stopt zodat een andere procedure kan worden uitgevoerd

🇵🇹Portuguese

interromper

um sinal que interrompe temporariamente a execução de um programa para que outro procedimento possa ser realizado

🇷🇺Russian

прерывать

сигнал, который временно останавливает выполнение программы, чтобы можно было выполнить другую процедуру

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रुकावट डालना

एक सिग्नल जो किसी प्रोग्राम के निष्पादन को अस्थायी रूप से रोक देता है ताकि दूसरी प्रक्रिया को अंजाम दिया जा सके

🇧🇩Bengali

বাধা

একটি সংকেত যা সাময়িকভাবে একটি প্রোগ্রামের কার্য সম্পাদন বন্ধ করে যাতে অন্য একটি পদ্ধতি চালানো যেতে পারে

🇮🇳Tamil

குறுக்கீடு

ஒரு நிரலின் செயல்பாட்டை தற்காலிகமாக நிறுத்தும் ஒரு சமிக்ஞை, இதனால் மற்றொரு செயல்முறையை மேற்கொள்ள முடியும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అంతరాయం కలిగించు

ప్రోగ్రామ్ యొక్క అమలును తాత్కాలికంగా నిలిపివేసే సంకేతం, తద్వారా మరొక విధానాన్ని నిర్వహించవచ్చు

🇮🇳Marathi

व्यत्यय

एक सिग्नल जो प्रोग्रामची अंमलबजावणी तात्पुरते थांबवतो जेणेकरून दुसरी प्रक्रिया पार पाडता येईल

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિક્ષેપ

એક સિગ્નલ જે અસ્થાયી રૂપે પ્રોગ્રામના અમલીકરણને અટકાવે છે જેથી કરીને બીજી પ્રક્રિયા હાથ ધરી શકાય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಡ್ಡಿಪಡಿಸಿ

ಪ್ರೋಗ್ರಾಂನ ಕಾರ್ಯಗತಗೊಳಿಸುವಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕವಾಗಿ ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸುವ ಸಂಕೇತವು ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ಕಾರ್ಯವಿಧಾನವನ್ನು ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳಬಹುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

തടസ്സപ്പെടുത്തുക

ഒരു പ്രോഗ്രാമിൻ്റെ നിർവ്വഹണം താൽക്കാലികമായി നിർത്തുന്ന ഒരു സിഗ്നൽ, അതുവഴി മറ്റൊരു നടപടിക്രമം നടപ്പിലാക്കാൻ കഴിയും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੁਕਾਵਟ

ਇੱਕ ਸਿਗਨਲ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰੋਗਰਾਮ ਦੇ ਐਗਜ਼ੀਕਿਊਸ਼ਨ ਨੂੰ ਅਸਥਾਈ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਰੋਕਦਾ ਹੈ ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਹੋਰ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾ ਸਕੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

رکاوٹ

ایک سگنل جو عارضی طور پر کسی پروگرام کے عمل کو روکتا ہے تاکہ دوسرا طریقہ کار انجام دیا جاسکے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

打断

暂时停止程序执行以便执行另一个程序的信号

🇯🇵Japanese

割り込み

別の手順を実行できるようにプログラムの実行を一時的に停止する信号

🇰🇷Korean

방해하다

다른 절차를 수행할 수 있도록 프로그램 실행을 일시적으로 중지하는 신호

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngắt

tín hiệu tạm thời dừng việc thực hiện chương trình để có thể thực hiện một quy trình khác

🇹🇭Thai

ขัดจังหวะ

สัญญาณที่หยุดการทำงานของโปรแกรมชั่วคราวเพื่อให้สามารถดำเนินการขั้นตอนอื่นได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengganggu

sinyal yang menghentikan sementara eksekusi suatu program agar prosedur lain dapat dijalankan

🇵🇭Filipino

humarang

isang senyales na pansamantalang huminto sa pagpapatupad ng isang programa upang ang isa pang pamamaraan ay maisagawa

🇲🇾Malay

menyampuk

isyarat yang menghentikan sementara pelaksanaan program supaya prosedur lain dapat dijalankan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يقاطع

إشارة توقف مؤقتًا تنفيذ البرنامج حتى يمكن تنفيذ إجراء آخر

🇮🇷Persian

قطع کردن

سیگنالی که به طور موقت اجرای یک برنامه را متوقف می کند تا بتوان رویه دیگری را انجام داد

🇹🇷Turkish

yarıda kesmek

başka bir prosedürün gerçekleştirilebilmesi için bir programın yürütülmesini geçici olarak durduran bir sinyal

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַפְרִיעַ

אות שעוצר זמנית את ביצוע תוכנית כדי שניתן יהיה לבצע הליך נוסף

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What is the primary definition of the word 'interrupt'?

The primary meaning of 'interrupt' is 'a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'interrupt' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'interrupt' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'interrupt' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'interrupt' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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