Alternative forms

• ABEND

Etymology

Blend of abnormal +‎ endCategory:English blends#ABEND.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæbɛnd/, /əˈbɛnd/Category:English 2-syllable words#ABENDCategory:English 2-syllable words#ABENDCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ABEND

• Audio (US):

  (file)

  Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#ABEND
• Rhymes: -ɛndCategory:Rhymes:English/ɛnd#ABENDCategory:Rhymes:English/ɛnd/2 syllables#ABEND

Noun

abend (plural abends)Category:English lemmas#ABENDCategory:English nouns#ABENDCategory:English countable nouns#ABENDCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ABENDCategory:Pages with entries#ABENDCategory:Pages with 2 entries#ABEND

1. (computingCategory:en:Computing#ABEND) The abnormal termination of a program.
   • 1974 August 7, Harmon R. Feig, “Files Can Be Found Through Dump, Register Reviews”, in Computerworld, page 12:

     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.

     Category:English terms with quotations#ABEND

2. (IEEE) Termination of a process prior to completion.

Verb

abend (third-person singular simple present abends, present participle abending, simple past and past participle abended)Category:English lemmas#ABENDCategory:English verbs#ABENDCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ABENDCategory:Pages with entries#ABENDCategory:Pages with 2 entries#ABEND

1. (computingCategory:en:Computing#ABEND) To terminate abnormally.

   The nightly invoicing job abended at 3 a.m.Category:English terms with usage examples#ABEND

See also

• abort
• exception

References

• “abend” in "Systems and software engineering—vocabulary", ISO/IEC/IEEE 24765:2010(E), 15 December 2010, →ISBN, DOI 10.1109/IEEESTD.2010.5733835
• Eric S[teven] Raymond, editor (29 December 2003), “ABEND”, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.

Anagrams

• Benda, baned, Baden, B and E

Adverb

abendCategory:German lemmas#ABENDCategory:German adverbs#ABENDCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#ABENDCategory:Pages with entries#ABENDCategory:Pages with 2 entries#ABEND

1. Formerly standard spelling of AbendCategory:German links with redundant alt parameters#ABEND which was deprecated in the spelling reform (Rechtschreibreform) of 1996Category:German words affected by 1996 spelling reform#ABEND.Category:German superseded forms#ABEND