Intercept may refer to: *

X-intercept In mathematics, a zero (also sometimes called a root) of a real-, complex-, or generally vector-valued function f, is a member x of the domain of f such that f(x) ''vanishes'' at x; that is, the function f attains the value of 0 at x, or equ ...

, the point where a line crosses the x-axis *

Y-intercept In analytic geometry, using the common convention that the horizontal axis represents a variable x and the vertical axis represents a variable y, a y-intercept or vertical intercept is a point where the graph of a function or relation intersects ...

, the point where a line crosses the y-axis *

Interception In Ball game, ball-playing Competitive sport, competitive team sports, an interception or pick is a move by a player involving a pass of the ball—whether by foot or hand, depending on the rules of the sport—in which the ball is intended for ...

, a play in various forms of football *'' The Mona Intercept'', a 1980 thriller novel by Donald Hamilton *

Operation Intercept Operation Intercept was an anti-drug measure engaged by President Richard Nixon from 21 September to 11 October 1969 that resulted in a near shutdown of border crossings between Mexico and the United States. The initiative was intended to reduce th ...

, an anti-drug measure announced by President Nixon *

Telephone tapping Wiretapping, also known as wire tapping or telephone tapping, is the monitoring of telephone and Internet-based conversations by a third party, often by covert means. The wire tap received its name because, historically, the monitoring connecti ...

, the monitoring of telephone and Internet conversations by a third party * Tax refund intercept * Samsung Intercept (SPH-M910), an Android smartphone * Visual Intercept, a Microsoft Windows-based software defect tracking system * Intermodulation Intercept Point, a measure of an electrical device's linearity *

Intercept message An intercept message is a telephone recording informing the caller that the call cannot be completed, for any of a number of reasons ranging from local congestion, to disconnection of the destination phone, number dial errors or network trouble a ...

, a telephone recording informing the caller that the call cannot be completed *''

The Intercept ''The Intercept'' is an American left-wing nonprofit news organization that publishes articles and podcasts online. ''The Intercept'' has published in English since its founding in 2014, and in Portuguese since the 2016 launch of the Brazilia ...

'', an American left-wing news organization

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