abort

militaryaeronauticsAn early termination of a mission, action, or procedure in relation to missiles or spacecraft; the craft making such a mission.

“We've had aborts on three of our last seven launches.”

computingThe function used to abort a process.

computingAn event in which a process is aborted.

“We've had three aborts over the last two days.”

now rareThe product of a miscarriage; an aborted offspring; an abortion.

The act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed

“I wasted a year of my life working on an abort”

“he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area”

now rare outside medicineTo miscarry; to bring forth (non-living) offspring prematurely.

To cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term.

To end prematurely; to stop in the preliminary stages; to turn back.

To stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages.

biologyTo become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to cease organic growth before maturation; to become sterile.

biologyTo cause an organism to develop minimally; to cause rudimentary development to happen; to prevent maturation.

militaryTo abandon a mission at any point after the beginning of the mission and prior to its completion.

aeronauticsTo terminate a mission involving a missile or rocket; to destroy a missile or rocket prematurely.

computingTo terminate a process prior to completion.

Terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortionbody