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abend¹

  • /ˈæbɛnd/
  • /əˈbɛnd/

Rhymes with -ɛnd

Where it comes from

Blend of abnormal + end.

noun abends · ABEND

  1. The abnormal termination of a program. If the programmer can determine the particular file that was being accessed and that caused the Abend, or was in core at the time of the Abend, the solution would be closer at hand.
  2. Termination of a process prior to completion.

verb abends · abending · abended · ABEND

  1. To terminate abnormally. The nightly invoicing job abended at 3 a.m.

Abend²

Where it comes from

Jewish and German surname, borrowed from German Abend (“evening”).

proper noun Abends

  1. A surname from German.

ABEND³

noun ABENDs

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of abend

adjective

  1. abbreviation, acronym, not comparable Acronym of absent by enforced net deprivation Folks, I just heard from Paul Saunders, another of our patrons who is ABEND at the moment.

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noun abnormal end

日本語アベンド abendo, 異常終了 ijō-shūryō
DeutschAbbruch

verb to terminate abnormally

日本語アベンドする abendo-suru

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Chicago

"abend." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/abend.

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@misc{abend_2026,
  title = {abend},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abend},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}