to abend
- verb
- /əˈbɛnd/
- Specialized
- Developers worked late to fix the bug that caused the program to abend during startup.
Examples
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If the application encounters a memory error, it may abend without warning.
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The server will abend if the configuration file is missing or corrupted.
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The program will abend if it encounters an error.
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Why did the application abend last night?
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If the application encounters an error, it will abend unexpectedly, crashing in the process.
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The program can abend if the required resources are not available during execution.
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During testing, the software abended several times due to missing dependencies.
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Etymology
Abend as a verb comes from the same IBM term ABEND for 'abnormal end'. To 'abend' a program means it stops suddenly or ends badly because of an error.