trap on Wiktionary

A trap is a (Trapping) mechanical device used to capture or restrain an animal for purposes such as hunting, pest control, or ecological research.

Trap or TRAP may also refer to:

• Trap and trace device, records any number called by, or calling, a particular telephone
• Trap (plumbing), a pipe to prevent the release of gases

• Interrupt, a request for the processor to interrupt executing code
  • Hardware interrupt: “A signal sent by physical devices to the kernel, usually to request servicing of I/O. An interrupt is a type of trap.” (SysPrfBGrg 2021)

• Trap: “A signal sent to the kernel to request a system routine (privileged action). Trap types include system calls, processor exceptions, and interrupts.” (SysPrfBGrg 2021)

• A type of Simple Network Management Protocol Protocol Data Unit (SNMP trap) used to report an alert or other asynchronous event about a managed subsystem
• Intercepting normal method calls via a proxy object

• Trapezius, a muscle

• Trap (car), a secret compartment in an automobile
• Traffic-related air pollution

• Trap door

• Ambush
• Booby trap
• Sand trap (disambiguation)
• Trapped (disambiguation)
• Trapper (disambiguation)

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