Non-Maskable Interrupt
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Non-Maskable Interrupt
(NMI) An IRQ 7 on the PDP-11 or 680x0 or the NMI line on
an 80x86. In contrast with a priority interrupt (which
might be ignored, although that is unlikely), an NMI is
*never* ignored.
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