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abend en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /əˈbɛnd/
• (US) audio
• /ˈæbɛnd/

Etymology

Blend of abnormal + end.

Meanings

1. The abnormal termination of a program.
   • If the programmer can determine the particular file that was being accessed and that caused the Abend, or was in core at the time of the Abend, the solution would be closer at hand. 1974 August 7, Harmon R. Feig, “Files Can Be Found Through Dump, Register Reviews”, in Computerworld, page 12:
2. Termination of a process prior to completion.

Forms

Translations (8)

fi virhelopetus (abnormal end) · de Abbruch (abnormal end) · ja 異常終了 (abnormal end) · eo misfino (abnormal end) · nl voortijdige beëindiging (abnormal end) · ja アベンド (abnormal end) · pl przerwanie (abnormal end) · hu rendellenes befejezés (abnormal end)

abend en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /əˈbɛnd/
• (US) audio
• /ˈæbɛnd/

Etymology

Blend of abnormal + end.

Meanings

1. To terminate abnormally.
   • The nightly invoicing job abended at 3 a.m.

Forms

Relateds

abort · exception

Translations (2)

nl voortijdig beëindigen (to terminate abnormally) · ja アベンドする (to terminate abnormally)