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interruptible

interruptible

1 5.3
Can be paused and continued later
  • adjective
  • /ˌɪntəˈrʌptəbl/
translation icon : interrumpible
  • Lessons in the online course are interruptible, which means students can pause and return to complete them at their convenience.
  • interruptible rates
  • interruptible service
  • interruptible demand

Examples

  • The movie was designed to be interruptible, allowing audiences to pause the film for breaks before continuing.

  • To encourage customers to curb their demand or to shift it to other times of the day, utilities offer interruptible rates, time-of-use pricing, and direct-load control programs.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Demand for interruptible service could be further segmented to specify factors under which power will be cut off.

    Academic text (1992)

  • One solution to this problem would be to segment the market into two categories: non-interruptible demand and interruptible demand.

    Academic text (1992)

  • The pipeline had to set "firm" and "interruptible" rates for both peak and off-peak periods.

    Academic text (1990)

  • In return, the pipeline had to agree to offer both "firm" and "interruptible" service on a first-come, first-served basis up to its capacity limits.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Most pipelines post on electronic bulletin boards the amount of interruptible transmission that they have available for sale.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The total number of hours for which the interruptible customers could be interrupted over the entire year was exhausted because of the frequent need for interrupting customers.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Interruptible-rate programs contributed the most demand reductions, accounting for almost one-third of the total.

    Academic text (1994)

  • In so-called interruptible load programs, consumers receive rate reductions in exchange for a commitment to curtail certain loads during peak periods.

    Academic text (2004)

Synonyms

resumable
vsinterruptible
4.4

You can continue it after a pause or interruption

is focused on being stopped or paused and then continued later
restartable
vsinterruptible
4.0

You can start it again after it stops, often continuing where it left off

is meant to allow temporary pauses and later continuation without losing all progress

Antonyms

uninterruptible
1 6.6

Keeps working without stopping after it starts

How Interruptible

interruptible
1 5.3

Surface Forms

interruptible positive

Morphology

interruptible = interrupt (transparent) = interrupt + ible

Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-ible' to the verb 'interrupt', yielding 'capable of being interrupted', which is directly inferable from the base.

Etymology

Interruptible comes from the parts inter- 'between' and rupt 'break', the same rupt you see in interrupt and rupture. So, if something is interruptible, it can be 'broken' or 'paused' in the middle and then started again.