SYSTEM CALL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An instruction that interrupts the program being executed and passes control to the supervisor

Synonyms:

supervisor call instruction; system call

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("system call" is a kind of...):

call (an instruction that interrupts the program being executed)

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