由于某种外部事件使进程（例如一个计算机程序的执行）暂时挂起的一种现象，而且所中止的进程能重新恢复正常的运行。 A suspension of a process, such as the execution of a computer program, caused by an event external to that process, and performed in such a way that the process can be resumed.
依据外部事件或条件将信息从控制存储器中取出的一种线路。 A circuit that pulls information from the control store memory based upon external events or conditions.
