διακοπή — meaning in English
diakopi
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English meaning
- adjournment noun The act of pausing or ending a meeting or session, or the period during which it is paused.
- cessation noun The stopping of something, whether temporary or permanent.
- discontinuity noun A lack of continuity, regularity or sequence; a break or gap.
- interrupt verb To break in on someone who is speaking or on an ongoing action.
- interruption noun An act of breaking in on something, or a pause caused by this.
- shutdown noun The act of stopping something from operating, such as a computer, factory, or government.
Senses
διακοπή is used for these senses in English:
- cessation (formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final.
- discontinuity A lack of continuity, regularity or sequence; a break or gap. [from 16th c.]
- interrupt (computing, electronics) An event that causes a computer or other device to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition.
- interruption The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.
- shutdown The action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc.