ABORT
What does "ABORT" mean?
To stop or cancel a process before it is completed.
Meanings
- To halt an operation, mission, or plan prematurely. Mission control made the call to abort the launch.
- In computing, to terminate a program or transaction before it finishes. If a download is corrupted, the script will abort and retry. technical
- To end a pregnancy before term, or for a pregnancy to end naturally. The vet said the mare had aborted the foal early. technical
- An instance of aborting, especially a halted mission or flight. The first attempt was an abort at the four-second mark. technical
Word origin
From Latin 'aboriri' ('to miscarry, disappear'), combining 'ab-' (away, amiss) and 'oriri' (to rise, be born) - literally 'to fail to come into being'.
Remember it
ABORT shares its Latin root 'oriri' (to be born) with 'origin' - to abort is to undo the rising before it begins.
A little poem
The countdown stops at one held breath;
the rocket cools, unspent, on Earth-
to wait is sometimes wiser than the worth.
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Wordplay
- Press any key to continue, or Ctrl-C to abort - the only sentence where giving up is one keystroke.
What it teaches
Knowing when to abort is a skill the brave learn slower than the wise.
Quick facts
What does ABORT mean?
To stop or cancel a process before it is completed.
Is ABORT a valid word?
Yes — ABORT is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is ABORT?
ABORT has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does ABORT come from?
From Latin 'aboriri' ('to miscarry, disappear'), combining 'ab-' (away, amiss) and 'oriri' (to rise, be born) - literally 'to fail to come into being'.
What can ABORT teach us?
Knowing when to abort is a skill the brave learn slower than the wise.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.