Abort

noun

/əˈbɔːt/

Word Frequency: 0.9

Definitions

1.nounA miscarriage; an untimely birth; an abortion.

2.nounThe product of a miscarriage; an aborted offspring; an abortion.

3.nounAn early termination of a mission, action, or procedure in relation to missiles or spacecraft; the craft making such a mission.

"We've had aborts on three of our last seven launches."

4.nounThe function used to abort a process.

5.nounAn event involving the abort of a process.

"We've had three aborts over the last two days."

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