different between interrupt vs interruption
interrupt
English
Alternative forms
- interrumpt (archaic), interroupt (rare), interrout (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin interruptus, from interrumpere (“to break apart, break to pieces, break off, interrupt”), from inter (“between”) + rumpere (“to break”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??nt????pt/ (verb)
- (verb)
- Rhymes: -?pt (verb)
- IPA(key): /??nt????pt/ (noun)
- Hyphenation: in?ter?rupt
Verb
interrupt (third-person singular simple present interrupts, present participle interrupting, simple past and past participle interrupted)
- (transitive, intransitive) To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly.
- (transitive) To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of.
- (transitive, computing) To assert to (a computer) that an exceptional condition must be handled.
Antonyms
- continue
- resume
Related terms
- interruptee
- interrupter
- interruption
- abrupt
- corrupt
- disrupt
Translations
Noun
interrupt (plural interrupts)
- (computing, electronics) An event that causes a computer or other device to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition.
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- interrupt in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- interrupt in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- interrupt at OneLook Dictionary Search
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interruption
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French interrupcion, from Latin interruptio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??nt????p??n/
- Rhymes: -?p??n
Noun
interruption (countable and uncountable, plural interruptions)
- The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.
- A time interval during which there is a cessation of something.
Synonyms
- (time interval): hiatus, moratorium, recess; see also Thesaurus:pause
Translations
See also
- dead air
French
Etymology
From Old French interrupcion, borrowed from Latin interruptio, interruptionem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.t?.?yp.sj??/
Noun
interruption f (plural interruptions)
- interruption
Related terms
- interrompre
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