"interrupt request" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: interrupt requests [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} interrupt request (plural interrupt requests)
  1. (computing) The act of interrupting any of several hardware processes in a computer. Wikipedia link: interrupt request Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: IRQ [abbreviation] Translations (the act of interrupting any of several hardware processes in a computer): keskeytyspyyntö (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-interrupt_request-en-noun-24ijElcu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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