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Meaning:
Noun:
- computing An event involving the abort of a process.
- computing The function used to abort a process.
- now|_|rare The product of a miscarriage; an aborted offspring; an abortion.
- military An early termination of a mission.
- obsolete A miscarriage; an untimely birth; an abortion.
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Verb:
- biology To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to become sterile.
- intransitive To miscarry; to bring forth something prematurely.
- military To terminate a mission for any reason other than enemy action. It may occur at any point after the beginning of the mission and prior to its completion.
- computing To terminate a process prior to completion.
- transitive To cause a premature termination whether of a foetus or more generally of anything that has been begun.
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