To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly.
To assert to (a computer) that an exceptional condition must be handled.
To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of.
An event that causes a computer or other device to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition.
In social interactions, to request a deferral of an invitation. To "take a rain check" is a polite way to turn down an engagement, usually with the implication that one is simply postponing it and another time might be acceptable.
To request or accept a rain check (an agreement from a merchant to honor a special offer, temporarily unavailable, after the expiration date).