Abort (computing)
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In a computer or data transmission system, abort means to terminate, usually in a controlled manner, a processing activity because it is impossible or undesirable for the activity to proceed.
A program or process is terminated abnormally and usually suddenly, with or without diagonstic information. "My program aborted", "I aborted the transmission". The noun form in computing is "abort", not "abortion", e.g. "We've had three aborts over the last two days".
If a Unix kernel aborts, it is known as a panic.
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- This article was originally based on material from the Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, which is licensed under the GFDL.