noun
cutting in line; queue jumping; interruption
General term for pushing into a queue, interrupting a conversation, or wedging oneself into a situation. Also used for sharing a theater box.
バスに乗るとき、割り込みはやめてください。
Please don't cut in line when boarding the bus.
会議中に割り込みが
There were so many interruptions during the meeting that we couldn't make progress.
noun
Technical term in computing for a hardware or software interrupt.
CPUは割り込みを受け付けると、現在の処理を一時停止する。
When the CPU accepts an interrupt, it suspends the current process.
noun
Only with reading ワリコミ
In Go, a move that wedges between two of the opponent's stones. Usually written in kana as ワリコミ.
この局面ではワリコミが急所だ。
In this position, the wedge is the vital point.