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abortTo jettison a load of water or retardant from an aircraft, or terminate a preplanned aircraft maneuver.
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abortTo end the pregnancy early; in animals, usually used to describe similar circumstances as a ‘miscarriage' in humans. An abortion (n.) is used to describe the ending of a pregnancy whether purpose [..]
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abort1570s, "to miscarry in giving birth," from Latin abortus, past participle of aboriri "to miscarry, fail, disappear," a compound word used in Latin for deaths, miscarriages, sunsets [..]
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abort1. In a computer or data transmission system, to terminate, usually in a controlled manner, a processing activity because it is impossible or undesirable for the activity to proceed. 2. In data transmission, a function invoked by a sending station to cause the recipient to discard or ignore all bit sequences transmitted by the sender since the prec [..]
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abortDictionary of Internet Terms To terminate a program,or without diognastic information to process suddenly, abnormally.
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abortTo stop a program or function before it has finished naturally. The term abort refers to both requested and unexpected terminations. For example, many applications let you abort a search or a print jo [..]
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abortTo terminate a procedure, such as the running of a computer program or the printing of a document while it is still in progress. The process of halting a computer program in an orderly fashion and ret [..]
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abortto induce the expulsion of (a human fetus)
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abort(v) terminate before completion(n) the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed(v) terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion(v) cease development, die, and be aborted
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abort To remove the embryo or fetus from the mother's womb before it is viable
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abortTo cancel a command or stop a transmission.
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abortA DOS
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abort A computer is simultaneously running multiple programs, each of which require the execution of a number of processes, often simultaneously. However, processes will usually interact with other processes and, due to the differences in hardware and load on the system, will execute at varying speeds. A process may abort when it fails to receive the e [..]
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abort When a Web server does not successfully transfer a unit of content or ad to a browser. This is usually caused by a user hitting the stop button, the ESC key, or clicking on another link prior to the completion of a download.
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abortDirective to cease action/attack/event/mission.
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abort<computer programming> To terminate a program or process abnormally and usually suddenly, with or without diagnostic 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" [..]
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abort1. To miscarry; to bring forth young prematurely. 2. <biology> To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to become sterile. Origin: L. Abortare, fr. Abortus, p. P. Of aboriri; ab + oriri to rise, to be born. See Orient. (01 Mar 1998)
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abortDirective to cease action/attack/event/mission.
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abortTo cancel or cut short a mission.
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abort1. In a computer or data transmission system, to terminate, usually in a controlled manner, a processing activity because it is impossible or undesirable for the activity to proceed. 2. In data transmission, a function invoked by a sending station to cause the recipient to discard or ignore all bit sequences transmitted by the sender since the prec [..]
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abort
(obsolete) A miscarriage; an untimely birth; an abortion.la|abortare, from+
* French: faire une (fausse couche)
* Ido: (abortar) [..]
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abort
restroom, loo, toilet
abortion, abort
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