PRIORITY INTERRUPT


Meaning of PRIORITY INTERRUPT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ n. ]

[from the hardware term] Describes any stimulus compelling enough to yank one right out of hack mode . Classically used to describe being dragged away by an SO for immediate sex, but may also refer to more mundane interruptions such as a fire alarm going off in the near vicinity. Also called an NMI (non-maskable interrupt), especially in PC-land.

Jargon File English vocabulary.      Английский словарь жаргона.