Spurious

If there is a device that the CPU does not know how to service, it may cause a spurious interrupt, or even periodic spurious interrupts, but it does not interfere with the interrupt signalling of the other devices.

One possible use for this type of interrupt is to minimize spurious signals from a noisy interrupt line: a spurious pulse will often be so short that it is not noticed.

Though most spurious modes are typically some tens of kilohertz above the wanted series resonance their temperature coefficient is different from the main mode and the spurious response may move through the main mode at certain temperatures.

Amazon retaliated with spurious appeals to the National Labor Review Board to nullify the election.

As part of the crackdown, 44 dealers implicated in distribution of spurious liquor have been arrested in Tiruvarur district.

Consequently, the territorial dispute, as alleged by Venezuela, is linked to its spurious claim to Guyana’s territory.

He said: "Whilst landlords should not be able to evict people for spurious reasons, they should be able to do so in cases where a resident is deliberately refusing to meet their responsibilities.

No premise was too flimsy to get thrown on to the pile of spurious evidence.

Russian president Vladimir Putin offers familiar, insultingly spurious pretexts to international press conferences, the well-worn “pre-emptive strike” analysis.

This minimisation happens by not registering or recognising such deaths as caused by spurious liquor, by not conducting post mortems or accepting requests for not doing postmortem, or ascribing the deaths to extraneous factors”.

Venezuela has been seeking to block Guyana from having its substantive application before the ICJ heard, on spurious grounds that include its claims that the United Kingdom should have been made a party to the case, instead of Guyana.

You know they’re serious when people start using “spurious” in sentences.

Aid groups and foreign diplomats have said the inspections create bottlenecks, and have accused Israel of arbitrarily turning away aid, including water filters, solar lights and medical kits that contain scissors, for spurious reasons.

Bruce filed a complaint with the Virginia Department of Education (DOE) against PCPS Superintendent Rob Graham and this required an investigation by the Pulaski County School Board, which found Bruce’s accusations to be spurious.

But the cost of alliance with an important national institution that has such an important role to play in pushing back against authoritarian rule, but declines to do so for spurious and selfish reasons, feels too great.

He continued: “I’m afraid we do see cases regularly making spurious claims to have converted to Christianity, aided and abetted by often well-meaning but naive vicars and priests.

Here’s this spurious ‘left-orientation’ again (anyone labeled ‘leftist’ is automatically suspect), diverting from the subject.

In an age where Artificial Intelligence can generate realistic fake videos, spurious documents and fantastic claims at having ‘insider information’, the public is cautioned to be more careful in believing such fake news,” PDEA said.

In the wake of the Government’s defeat in the Lords, the Archbishop of Canterbury said there was “no evidence” to support claims the Church of England was “subverting the asylum system” by allowing spurious conversions to Christianity.

Oscar Mayer has maintained throughout that all employment regulations have been adhered to, and described Unite's legal action as "spurious".