INTERRUPT

9 letters 11 Scrabble points /ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/

Definition of INTERRUPT

noun

  1. An event that causes a computer or other device to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition.

    "The interrupt caused the packet handler routine to run."

verb

  1. To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly.

    "A maverick politician repeatedly interrupted the debate by shouting."

  2. To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of.

    "The evenness of the road was not interrupted by a single hill."

  3. To assert to (a computer) that an exceptional condition must be handled.

    "The packet receiver circuit interrupted the microprocessor."

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters I N T E R R U P T
Length 9 letters
Scrabble Score 11 points

Words Containing "INTERRUPT"

INTERRUPTABLE INTERRUPTED INTERRUPTEDLY INTERRUPTEDNESS INTERRUPTER INTERRUPTERS INTERRUPTIBLE INTERRUPTING INTERRUPTINGLY INTERRUPTION INTERRUPTIONS INTERRUPTIVE INTERRUPTIVELY INTERRUPTOR INTERRUPTORY INTERRUPTS NONINTERRUPTED NONINTERRUPTION NONINTERRUPTIVE PREINTERRUPT

Words Starting with "INTERRUPT"

INTERRUPTABLE INTERRUPTED INTERRUPTEDLY INTERRUPTEDNESS INTERRUPTER INTERRUPTERS INTERRUPTIBLE INTERRUPTING INTERRUPTINGLY INTERRUPTION INTERRUPTIONS INTERRUPTIVE INTERRUPTIVELY INTERRUPTOR INTERRUPTORY INTERRUPTS

Words Ending with "INTERRUPT"

PREINTERRUPT REINTERRUPT