interrupt
verb (used with object)
to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
interruptible
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a word derived from
interrupt.
Example Sentences
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"Bitcoin mining is particularly well suited to that model because it is flexible and interruptible, while AI workloads can provide longer-duration contracted revenues," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Others deliberately rely on lower-cost, interruptible supply because disruptions are rare and they can tolerate occasional supply interruptions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
For an institution where most students and faculty are away during the hottest months of the year when Southern California energy demand peaks, an interruptible rate must have made a lot of financial sense.
From Forbes ● Jun. 28, 2011
A session with a research peer, requiring deep concentration, may be scored as less interruptible than a meeting with a senior executive.
From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2010
Many great rivers, in fact, flow with an almost interruptible declivity.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 562, Saturday, August 18, 1832. by Various
