To take or seize by the way, or before arrival at the destined place; to cause to stop on the passage; as, to intercept a letter; a telegram will intercept him at Paris.

State child Support enforcement agencies "intercept" or take portions of a non-custodial parent's unemployment insurance payments, disability insurance payments, income tax returns, and lottery winnings to pay child Support arrearages to custodial parents.

A method of securing child support by taking a portion of nonwage payments made to a parent who owes support. Nonwage payments subject to interception include federal tax refunds, state tax refunds, unemployment benefits, and disability benefits.

To include between; as, that part of the line which is intercepted between the points A and B.

A part cut off or intercepted, as a portion of a line included between two points, or cut off two straight lines or curves.

The points where a graph crosses an axis. This can be found by setting one of the independent variables to zero, and computing the value of the function there.

To obstruct or interrupt the progress of; to stop; to hinder or oppose; as, to intercept the current of a river.

To interrupt communication with, or progress toward; to cut off, as the destination; to blockade.

To overhear or view (a communication or message intended for another), without hindering its passage; as, to intercept a telephone call.

The value of when is 0.

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To stop a telephone call directed to an improper telephone number, and redirect that call to an operator or a recording.

tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?"

To catch and take possession of (a ball passed between members of an opposing team); as, the back intercepted the pass and ran the ball back for a touchdown.

When a member of the defense catches a ball that was meant to be caught by a member of the offense.

The acquisition of electromagnetic signals such as radio or radar by using electronic equipment for the purpose of gathering intelligence information on foreign entities. The material collected is itself sometimes referred to as "intercept."

The aural acquisition of the contents of any wire or oral communication through the use of any electronic, mechanical or other device.

monitor that stops program execution when a specified program event occurs. Events that can be intercepted include operating-system signals, the loading or removing of images from a program's address space, and the termination of the program. By default, all operating-system signals are intercepted.

a passive system, in which no signal is transmitted from the cellular monitoring system

1. Data which is obtained through the passive collection of signals. Interrupting access, communication, or the flow of a process. 10: See Information Operation.

A number that shows how well a minion can block the actions other minions. The intercept number (of the blocking minion) is compared to the stealth number (of the acting minion) to see if the blocking minion can prevent the action.

a recruitment method in which an interviewer stops people in a mall or other public location and administers a survey.

Difference in minutes of arc between the observed altitude Ho and the computed altitude Hc, labeled toward (T) or away (A) as Ho is greater or smaller than Hc.

See x-intercept or y-intercept.