processing interrupt

processing interrupt

[′prä‚ses·iŋ ′int·ə‚rəpt]
(computer science)
The interruption of the batch processing mode in a real-time system when live data are entered in the system.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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