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  • adjective That can be interrupted.

Etymologies

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interrupt +‎ -able

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Examples

  • She said that ZESA had been qualified as an "interruptable customer," meaning that in case of a power shortage it could be cut off first.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2000

  • Obviously, if the element of surprise which was so necessary in this particular kind of crime was to be maintained, conversation of an interesting, or, at any rate, a non-interruptable kind, had to be provided by the murderer.

    Death at the Opera Mitchell, Gladys, 1901-1983 1939

  • That is, it must be safe to take babies with you and do it while carrying one on your back or front, they are easily interruptable to meet children's needs, they do not place mobile children in danger, and they do not require your whole attention.

    ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science 2010

  • At the current moment of history, the United States military is the only organization on the planet with the logistical capacity to do it - and if Al-Qaeda ever tries to develop that kind of logistical capacity, it will be easily detectable and interruptable by conventional means because you can't hide that kind of buildup behind Al-Qaeda's organizational structure.

    The Philosopher's Stone 2009

  • Part of the reason I love IM and dislike the phone is that I have a better chance of telling if the person on the other end is interruptable before I interrupt them when we're talking via IM.

    Pegasus Librarian Iris 2009

  • As I understand it, each timer should start a new (interruptable?) thread.

    AutoHotkey Community 2008

  • As I understand it, each timer should start a new (interruptable?) thread.

    AutoHotkey Community 2008

  • As I understand it, each timer should start a new (interruptable?) thread.

    AutoHotkey Community 2008

  • In my reality, IM is interruptable, it’s complex, it’s sometimes frustrating, it’s sometimes satisfying, and it’s subject to all the other qualifiers we place on any other reference transaction.

    Service is service, online or off « Attempting Elegance 2009

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