abend

See also Abend, and ABEND

English

Alternative forms

• ABEND

Etymology

Blend of abnormal and end

Pronunciation

• IPA: /əbˈend/, X-SAMPA: /@b"End/

Noun

abend (plural abends)

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

Translations

abnormal end

• Esperanto: misfino (eo)
• Finnish: virhelopetus (fi)

• German: Abbruch (de)
• Polish: przerwanie (pl) m

Verb

abend (third-person singular simple present abends, present participle abending, simple past and past participle abended)

1. To terminate abnormally.

   "The nightly invoicing job abended at 3am."

Translations

to terminate abnormally

See also

• abort
• exception

Anagrams

• Baden
• baned