interrupt blocked

[ˌɪn.tə.ˈrʌpt blɑːkt]
noun/adjective
interrupção bloqueada
1. A hardware or software state in which interrupt signals are temporarily disabled or prevented from being processed by the processor
The system entered an interrupt blocked state during the critical section to prevent race conditions.
O sistema entrou em um estado de interrupção bloqueada durante a seção crítica para evitar condições de corrida.
2. A condition where incoming interrupts are masked or disabled to ensure atomic operations
With interrupts blocked, the kernel can safely modify shared data structures without interference.
Com interrupções bloqueadas, o kernel pode modificar com segurança estruturas de dados compartilhadas sem interferência.
This is a technical computing term primarily used in operating systems, embedded systems, and systems programming contexts. It is language-agnostic and used identically in both English and Portuguese technical documentation, particularly in universities and software development communities in both Brazil and the USA.
Synonyms / Sinônimos
interrupt disabledinterrupt maskedinterrupts suppressedinterrupt inhibited
Antonyms / Antônimos
interrupt enabledinterrupt unmaskedinterrupt active

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
interrupção bloqueada
Standard technical term used in computing education and documentation
Portugal
interrupção bloqueada
Same usage as Brazilian Portuguese in technical contexts

Related Words

interrupt handlerinterrupt service routinecritical sectionrace conditionatomic operationinterrupt flag

Related Idioms & Phrases

with interrupts blocked
interrupt blocked state
blocking interrupts
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