A flat fee, also referred to as a flat rate or a linear rate, refers to a pricing structure that charges a single fixed fee for a service, regardless of usage.[1] Less commonly, the term may refer to a rate that does not vary with usage or time of use.
Synchronous: interrupt occurs as a result of current process, otherwise asynchronous. User requested: interrupt occurs because of direct result by user task, otherwise coerced. Maskable: if desired the interrupt can be disabled by a user task, otherwise unmasked.
interrupt-a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out. signal-an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes.