external interrupt

external interrupt

[ek¦stərn·əl ′int·ə‚rəpt]

(computer science)

Any interrupt caused by the operator or by some external device such as a tape drive.

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external interrupt

An interrupt caused by an external source such as the computer operator, external sensor or monitoring device, or another computer.

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