It&#x27;s debatable - &#x27;trap&#x27; isn&#x27;t extremely well defined, it depends on the architecture. For x86 you&#x27;d really call it an exception rather then trap (Trap is used for a bit of a different meaning as far as interrupts go). At the end of the day though, with x86 exceptions&#x2F;traps&#x2F;interrupts are all handled like an interrupt (With a few differing details in how they are setup), so saying it&#x27;s &quot;basically an interrupt&quot; is probably fine, at the very least it&#x27;s close enough for a high-level explanation.