abort
18
7.3
- noun
- /əˈbɔrt/
:
cancelación
- The unexpected risks led to an abort of the space mission before takeoff.
- mission abort
- abort button
- launch abort
Examples
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We can't transmit the abort codes.
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After several setbacks, the company announced an abort of the product launch to reassess its strategy.
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This mission has reached abort criteria.
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We're approaching our abort limits.
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Mission abort!
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Mission abort.
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Prepare for abort.
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Repeat, mission abort.
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This enables an "abort on error" (such as divide by zero) while the processor is running at full speed.
Academic text (1994) -
The team decided on an abort of the project after encountering significant technical issues.
Synonyms
310
1.0
An act when something ends or pauses
99
3.0
A short time when something stops or is delayed
63
1.9
Stopping something planned so it no longer happens
11
7.0
Failure of a plan or project before it finishes
Compounds
How Final
- Formal
56
4.7
- Texting
63
1.9
18
7.3
70
4.3
99
3.0
562
1.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
Abort comes from Latin parts ab- 'away' and oriri 'to be born', so it originally meant 'fail to be born'. From that idea, an abort became the act of stopping a project or process before it is finished.