Abort

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Abort can mean:

  • Abort (computing), to terminate a computer processing or data transfer activity.
  • Abortion, a premature termination of pregnancy ending in the death of the embryo or fetus.
  • The early termination of a spaceflight, particularly a mode resulting in the return of the spacecraft to Earth. For more information, see Space Shuttle abort modes and Apollo abort modes.
  • "Abort" is German for a toilet.