interrupt

/ˌɪntərˈəpt/

a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out

Chinese meaning: 中断信号；中断

The system uses hardware interrupts to manage input from peripheral devices.

该系统使用硬件中断来管理来自外围设备的输入。

An interrupt signal temporarily halts the CPU to execute a higher priority task.

中断信号暂时停止CPU以执行更高优先级的任务。