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preemption

noun

  1. 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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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /priːˈɛmpʃən/

name

Etymology: From the American spelling of pre-emption.

  1. A township and census-designated place therein, in Mercer County, Illinois, United States.

noun

Etymology: From Medieval Latin praeēmptiō (“previous purchase”), from praeemō (“buy before”), from Latin prae- (“before”) + emō (“buy”).

  1. An act or process that preempts; a preventive or forestalling action; as:
  2. An act or process that preempts; a preventive or forestalling action; as:
  3. An act or process that preempts; a preventive or forestalling action; as:
  4. An act or process that preempts; a preventive or forestalling action; as: