abend
n. C2 Proficiency US //ˈæbɛnd// 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.
- Verbabnormalise
- Verbabnormalize
- Nounabend
- Nounabnormalcy
- Nounabnormalism
- Nounabnormalist
- Nounabnormality
- Nounabnormalness
- Nounabnormity
- Adjectiveabnormal
- Adverbabnormally