priority interrupt n.
[from the hardware term] Describes any stimulus compelling enough to yank one right out of [hack mode]. Classically used to describe being dragged away by an [SO] for immediate sex, but may also refer to more mundane interruptions such as a fire alarm going off in the near vicinity. Also called an [NMI] (non-maskable interrupt), especially in PC-land.
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