Interceptor Definition

intərseptər
interceptors
noun
A person or thing that intercepts; esp., a fast-climbing fighter jet or a surface-to-air missile.
Webster's New World

Anything that intercepts something else.

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(architecture, engineering) A device to trap, remove, or separate deleterious, hazardous, or undesirable matter (such as oil, grease, gasoline, sand, and sediment) from normal waste conveyed through it, permitting normal sewage or liquid wastes to discharge into the disposal terminal by gravity.
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(computing, programming) A hook routine that intercepts normal program flow to carry out a task.

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Noun

Singular:
interceptor
Plural:
interceptors

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