<s>
An	O
interrupt	B-General_Concept
control	I-General_Concept
register	I-General_Concept
,	O
or	O
ICR	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
hardware	B-General_Concept
register	I-General_Concept
in	O
a	O
computer	O
chip	O
used	O
to	O
configure	O
the	O
chip	O
to	O
generate	O
interruptsto	O
raise	O
a	O
signal	O
on	O
an	O
interrupt	B-Application
linein	O
response	O
to	O
some	O
event	O
occurring	O
within	O
the	O
chip	O
or	O
a	O
circuit	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Interrupt	B-Application
Control	O
is	O
usually	O
used	O
in	O
Micro	O
controllers	O
to	O
generate	O
interrupts	B-Application
signals	O
which	O
tells	O
the	O
CPU	O
to	O
pause	O
its	O
current	O
task	O
and	O
start	O
executing	O
another	O
set	O
of	O
predefined	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
