irq
irq — 縮寫
1. a signal that computer hardware or software sends to the processor to ask for im
IRQ
中斷請求訊號
a signal that computer hardware or software sends to the processor to ask for immediate attention, so the processor pauses what it is doing and deals with an event such as a key press, a timer update, or incoming data from a device.
Minh traced the printer fault to an IRQ conflict on the office PC.
Minh 發現辦公室那台電腦的印表機故障，是 IRQ 衝突造成的。
collocation: IRQ conflict
When Talia pressed Enter, the keyboard sent an IRQ to the processor.
Talia 一按下 Enter，鍵盤就送出 IRQ 給處理器。
pattern: send an IRQ to the processor
The network card raised an IRQ as soon as new data reached memory.
網路卡一有新資料進入記憶體，就會發出 IRQ。
pattern: raise an IRQ
During the lab demo, Lakshmi checked which IRQ line the modem was using.
在實驗室示範時，Lakshmi 檢查數據機正在使用哪一條 IRQ 線。
collocation: IRQ line
A shared IRQ can make a fault harder to trace when two devices fail.
若兩個裝置一起故障，共用 IRQ 會讓問題更難追查。
- IRQ line
- IRQ handler
- IRQ conflict
- raise an IRQ
- share an IRQ
- interrupt
broader term for the event that stops the processor; IRQ often names the request that triggers it
- hardware interrupt
more specific term for an interrupt caused by a device, often through an IRQ line
文法句型
send an IRQ
raise an IRQ
IRQ + noun
用法筆記
Usually used in technical writing about operating systems and hardware. It often appears in phrases such as send an IRQ, raise an IRQ, IRQ line, and IRQ conflict; writers may spell out interrupt request before using the abbreviation.