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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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