1 definition by Jack Thompson VII
Computer-related term. Acronym for "Interrupt Request". It is the process of interrupting the bus lines or the PIC lines, forcing the program to stop. IRQ's are seperated into Non-Maskable Interrupts (NMI) - an Interrupt Request that can not be ignored - and Maskable Interrupts (MI) - interrupts that can be ignored
by Jack Thompson VII December 16, 2007