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Interoceptor vs Interceptor - What's the difference?

interoceptor | interceptor |

As nouns the difference between interoceptor and interceptor

is that interoceptor is a sensory receptor that detects stimulus within the body while interceptor is anything that intercepts something else.

interoceptor

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia interoceptor)
  • A sensory receptor that detects stimulus within the body.

    • interceptor

    English

    Noun

    (interceptor aircraft) (en noun)
  • Anything that intercepts something else.
  • A fast, maneuverable fighter aircraft designed to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft before they can attack.
  • A guided missile designed to intercept and destroy enemy missiles.
  • (architecture, engineering) A device to trap, remove, or separate deleterious, hazardous, or undesirable matter (such as oil, grease, gasoline, sand, and sediment) from normal waste conveyed through it, permitting normal sewage or liquid wastes to discharge into the disposal terminal by gravity.
  • (computing, programming) A hook routine that intercepts normal program flow to carry out a task.