abend
verbEtymology Blend of abnormal + end.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences To terminate abnormally.
- The nightly invoicing job abended at 3 a.m.
abend
noun/ˈæbɛnd/ · /əˈbɛnd/
Etymology Blend of abnormal + end.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences 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:
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Termination of a process prior to completion.