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SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-4.0
copyrights:
- Copyright (C) 1988, 1998 On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR)
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glossary-type: term
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term: interrupt level
text: |
  A mask used to by the CPU to determine which pending interrupts should be
  serviced.  If a pending interrupt is below the current interrupt level,
  then the CPU does not recognize that interrupt.
type: glossary