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Is there a difference between an ISR and an interrupt handler?

I'm studying operating systems and I encountered both the terms ISR and interrupt handler. Are they two words for the same mechanism? If not, what is the difference?

Solution

  • There is no difference in Interrupt handler and ISR.
    Wiki says that:

    In computer systems programming, an interrupt handler, also known as an interrupt service routine or ISR, is a callback function [...]