abend
n.a specific error or problem that happens in a computer program. It is a technical word used to describe a situation where the program stops working correctly.
n.a specific error or exception condition in a computer program. Often used in the context of mainframe computing to describe a system-generated error that halts execution.
“The system crashed with an abend after the file was corrupted.”
“The technician spent the entire afternoon trying to trace the abend back to a specific line of code.”
“In legacy mainframe environments, an abend is typically followed by a diagnostic dump to help developers identify the exact point where the program failed to execute properly.”
Blend of abnormal + end.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.