maskable

Adjective

Meaning

maskable (not comparable)

(computing, usually of an interrupt) That can be masked (disabled).

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Antonyms

nonmaskable

Examples

The simultaneous assertion of the NMI and IRQ (maskable) hardware interrupt lines causes IRQ to be ignored. Source: Internet

Most devices that were maskable allowed the mask bit to be selected via a jumper on the board. Source: Internet

The illegal instruction fetch is not maskable, and many TRS-80 Color Computer users reported that their 6309's were "buggy" when in reality it was an indicator of enhanced and unknown features. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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