processor error interrupt

processor error interrupt

[′prä‚ses·ər ¦er·ər ‚int·ə‚rəpt]

(computer science)

The interruption of a computer program because a parity check indicates an error in a word that has been transferred to or within the central processing unit.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.