To abort
Definition
To prematurely, spontaneously, or deliberately terminate the development of a pregnancy (miscarriage or abortion); (in computer science and technology, by modern extension) to forcibly stop the execution of a program, a script, or a technical operation before its complete finalization; (figurative, literary sense) to fail in achieving a plan, a project, or an action during its incipient phases.
Bilingual Equivalents
- To abort
- To terminate
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | First conjugation verb, taking standard modern suffixes with shifting vowels in the root. |
| Formation | Borrowed from French (avorter) or adapted from the Latin verb 'abortare' (derived from 'aboriri'). |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.bor.ˈda] |
| Source | Academic Grammatical and Lexicographical Manuals |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Dacă serverul nu răspunde în zece secunde, scriptul va aborta automat conexiunea pentru a proteja resursele sistemului.
EN: If the server does not respond within ten seconds, the script will automatically abort the connection to protect system resources.
RO: Din cauza unor probleme logistice majore, compania a fost nevoită să aborteze lansarea noului produs pe piața europeană.
EN: Due to major logistical issues, the company was forced to abort the launch of the new product on the European market.
RO: În medicina veterinară, anumite bacterii pot face femelele să aborteze în ultimul trimestru de gestație.
EN: In veterinary medicine, certain bacteria can cause females to abort during the last trimester of gestation.
Idioms & Phrases
A aborta o misiune / To abort a mission
RO: Ordin militar sau aerospațial de oprire imediată a unei operațiuni aflate în desfășurare, din cauza ivirii unui pericol iminent sau a unei defecțiuni tehnice catastrofale.
EN: A military or aerospace order to immediately halt an ongoing operation due to an imminent danger or a catastrophic technical malfunction.
A aborta un proces / To abort a process / To kill a process
RO: Comandă software prin care execuția unei aplicații blocate este oprită forțat de către utilizator sau de către sistemul de operare.
EN: A software command whereby the execution of a frozen application is forcibly terminated by the user or the operating system.
A aborta spontan / To miscarry spontaneously
RO: Termen medical care descrie pierderea naturală și involuntară a unei sarcini înainte ca fătul să fie viabil în afara uterului.
EN: A medical term describing the natural and involuntary loss of a pregnancy before the fetus is viable outside the womb.
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