NMI: /N-M-I/ N. Non-Maskable Interrupt. An IRQ 7 On The PDP-11 Or 680[01234]0

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:NMI: /N-M-I/ n. Non-Maskable Interrupt. An IRQ 7 on the PDP-11
or 680[01234]0; the NMI line on an 80[1234]86. In contrast with a
{priority interrupt} (which might be ignored, although that is
unlikely), an NMI is *never* ignored.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary

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