system call systema urogenitale • system clock · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · system call · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 11 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) an instruction that interrupts the program being executed and passes control to the supervisor. Synonyms: system call, supervisor call instruction. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · supervisor call instruction · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 l latin small letter l U+006C m latin small letter m U+006D s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 y latin small letter y U+0079