Abnormal_end Abnormal_end

Abnormal end - Definition
Related Words: Absurd, Amorphous, Anomalous, Cracked, Crank, Crazy, Criminal, Deranged, Deviant

An ABEND (or abnormal end or abend) is an abnormal termination of software, a Crash or lossage.

This usage derives from an error message on the IBM System/360. It is used jokingly by hackers but seriously mainly by code grinders. Usually capitalised, but may appear as "abend".

Hackers will try to persuade you that ABEND is called "abend" because it is what system operators do to the computer late on Friday when they want to call it a day, and hence is from the German abend meaning "evening".

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