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disable
dis·a·ble / disˈābəl/ • v. [tr.] (of a disease, injury, or accident) limit (someone) in their movements, senses, or activities: it's an injury that could disable somebody for life | [as adj.] (disabling) a progressively disabling disease | [intr.] anxiety can disrupt and disable. ∎ put out of action: the raiders tried to disable the alarm system. DERIVATIVES: dis·a·ble·ment n. |
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disable
1. To make a device inactive. 2. To suppress the action of an interrupt. |
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JOHN DAINTITH. "disable." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "disable." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-disable.html JOHN DAINTITH. "disable." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-disable.html |
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