definition of the word abortby the Wiktionnary
From Latin abortus, past participle of aboriri "to miscarry", formed from ab- + oriri "to come into being".
abort (plural aborts)
- A miscarriage; an untimely birth; an abortion.
- The product of a miscarriage; an aborted offspring; an abortion.
- Note: As with the more modern "abortion" this can refer either to the process or the result of the process.
- (computing) The function used to abort a process.
- (computing) An event involving the abort of a process.
- We've had three aborts over the last two days.
- (military) An early termination of a mission.
- We've had aborts on three of our last seven launches.
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