An abnormal end to a computer job; termination of a task prior to its completion because of an error condition that cannot be resolved by recovery facilities while the task is executing.

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[ABnormal END] /ah'bend/, /*-bend'/ n. Abnormal termination (of software); crash; lossage. Derives from an error message on the IBM 360; used jokingly by hackers but seriously mainly by code [..]

Dictionary of Internet Terms Abnormal termination or crash of software.

ABEND is an Acronym for abnormal end of task. It refers to software crashes or loss. The phrase is derived from an error message on the IBM 360. ABEND is also an Acronym for Absent By Enforced Net Dep [..]

German word for "evening."

1. Acronym for Abnormal End of Task. It refers to software crashes or lossage. Derived from an error message originally on the IBM 360 mainframe. Common error message on Novell systems in current use. 2. Acronym for Absent By Enforced Net Deprivation. Sent in E-Mail subject lines warning friends and others of forced loss of Internet access (due to [..]

Acronym for abnormal end of task. It refers to software crashes or lossage. Derives from an error message on the IBM 360.

Abnormal End of Task - Abnormal end of task (ABEND) refers to software crashes or lossage. This term was derived from an error message on the IBM 360.

Absent By Enforced Net Deprivation - Absent By Enforced Net Deprivation (ABEND) refers to the sent-in-email subject lines,warning friends and others of forced loss of Internet access (due to moving, n [..]

ABnormal END. From an error message on the IBM

<jargon> /o'bend/, /*-bend'/ ABnormal END. Abnormal termination (of software); crash; lossage. Derives from an error message on the IBM 360; used jokingly by hackers but seriously mainly by code grinders. Usually capitalised, but may appear as "abend". Hackers will try to persuade you that ABEND is called "abend" [..]

Abnormal end. A batchload abends when OCLC's batchloading routines cannot read your file. Sometimes it is because a tape was physically damaged. Often it is because the tape or file is formatted incorrectly. The file cannot be processed and must be replaced.

Abend is short for "ABnormal END" and traditionally means a processing error that stops, or crashes, an OS.

(computing) An abnormal termination of a program. (IEEE) Termination of a process prior to completion.

evening; the time from dusk onwards (unlike in English, including the first hours of the night, until midnight) * '''1895''', Theodor Fontane, ''Effi Briest'', Kapitel 24 *: Mit Beginn der nächste [..]

absent by enforced net deprivation|lang=en * '''1994''' January 5, "Lydia M. Uribe" (username), "[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.pub.coffeehouse.amethyst/msg/4b40a74111c14fe7?q=ABEND Paul Saunde [..]