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preemption

act of temporarily interrupting a task being carried out by a computer system, without requiring its cooperation, and with the intention of resuming the task at a later time
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preemption

Summary

preemption ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (502 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • preemption is a type of context switch[2].
  • preemption is a type of disruption[3].
  • preemption's has cause is recorded as kernel[4].
  • preemption's used by is recorded as preemptive multitasking[5].
  • preemption's different from is recorded as preemptive multitasking[6].
  • preemption's uses is recorded as interrupt[7].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include context switch[2] and disruption[3].

Use and Application

preemption's used by is recorded as preemptive multitasking[5].

Why It Matters

preemption ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (502 views/month).[1] preemption has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] preemption is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Used by → —
    Has cause → kernel
    Used by → preemptive multitasking
    Subclass of → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-update:1| */ [[Property:P2283]]: [[Q21077195]], разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect [[Q104531552]] → [[Q21077195]] ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvingRedirect/Q10453"
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