pending interrupt
[PEN-ding IN-ter-upt]
nounpl: pending interrupts
interrupção pendente
1. In computing, an interrupt signal that has been generated but not yet processed by the CPU because interrupts are currently disabled or the processor is busy handling another interrupt
The system queued the pending interrupt until the current operation completed.
O sistema enfileirou a interrupção pendente até que a operação atual fosse concluída.
2. A deferred or waiting interrupt in a processor's interrupt handling mechanism
The kernel checks for pending interrupts after exiting critical sections.
O kernel verifica interrupções pendentes após sair de seções críticas.
This is a technical term primarily used in computer science and software engineering contexts in both Brazil and the United States. It appears in operating systems programming, embedded systems, and low-level hardware documentation. The term is standardized across English and Portuguese technical communities.
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