Adjective
edge-triggered (not comparable)
(electronics) Describing a circuit or component which is either positive-edge-triggered or negative-edge-triggered.
Message-signalled interrupts behave very much like edge-triggered interrupts, in that the interrupt is a momentary signal rather than a continuous condition. Source: Internet
More complicated designs that use clock signals and that change only on a rising or falling edge of the clock are called edge-triggered " flip-flops ". Source: Internet
Edge-triggered An edge-triggered interrupt is an interrupt signalled by a level transition on the interrupt line, either a falling edge (high to low) or a rising edge (low to high). Source: Internet
Flip-flops can be either simple (transparent or opaque) or clocked (synchronous or edge-triggered). Source: Internet
Hybrid Some systems use a hybrid of level-triggered and edge-triggered signalling. Source: Internet
Multiple devices may share an edge-triggered interrupt line if they are designed to. Source: Internet