interrupt in Japanese
interrupt in Japanese is 割り込み, 中断, 遮る — interrupt means to break in on someone who is speaking or on an ongoing action.
interrupt in Japanese
割り込み
Pronounced: warikomi
(computing, electronics) An event that causes a computer or other device to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition.
中断
Pronounced: chuudan
(ambitransitive) To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly, especially by speaking.
遮る
Pronounced: saegiru
(ambitransitive) To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly, especially by speaking.
邪魔
Pronounced: jama
(ambitransitive) To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly, especially by speaking.
割り込む
Pronounced: warikomu
(transitive, computing) To assert to (a computer) that an exceptional condition must be handled.
What does "interrupt" mean?
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verb To break in on someone who is speaking or on an ongoing action.
"Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone."
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noun Computing: a signal that makes a computer pause its current task to deal with something more urgent.
"The keyboard sends an interrupt to the processor every time a key is pressed."
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interrupt in a sentence
- Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone.
- A power cut interrupted the broadcast halfway through.
- The keyboard sends an interrupt to the processor every time a key is pressed.
- The operating system handles each interrupt before returning to the program.
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What is "interrupt" in Japanese?
"interrupt" in Japanese is 割り込み, 中断, 遮る. interrupt means: To break in on someone who is speaking or on an ongoing action.
How do you pronounce 割り込み?
"interrupt" in Japanese is 割り込み, pronounced "warikomi".
How do you use "interrupt" in a sentence?
Example: "Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone." In Japanese, "interrupt" is 割り込み, 中断, 遮る.
Are there other ways to say "interrupt" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 5 translations listed for "interrupt": 割り込み, 中断, 遮る, 邪魔, 割り込む.
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