DPC

(initialism) . '''Computing'''. An abbreviation meaning ''Deferred Procedure Call''. A '''DPC''' is a software interrupt which is triggered by the kernel when it detects a "hung" condition deep within a thread or process it is attempting to terminate. In general, this allows the process to complete its work before the impending termination or context switch.

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