abort

interrompere, annullare

Fermare un’attività o un processo prima che sia completato.

In inglese semplice: To stop an activity or process before it is finished.

• They aborted the mission.
• The pilot aborted the landing because of strong winds.
• You can abort the download at any time.

Sinonimi: stop, cancel, terminate

Contrari: complete

Espressioni comuni: abort a mission, abort an attempt, abort the process

abortire

Interrompere una gravidanza in modo che il bambino non nasca vivo.

In inglese semplice: To end a pregnancy so that the baby is not born alive.

• She decided to abort the pregnancy.
• The doctor explained how the pregnancy could be aborted.
• They discussed whether to abort after receiving the test results.

Sinonimi: terminate a pregnancy

Espressioni comuni: abort a pregnancy, abort a fetus

interruzione della missione, annullamento

Interruzione anticipata di un volo spaziale o missione militare; anche il mezzo la cui missione termina così.

In inglese semplice: The early stopping of a space flight or military mission, or a craft whose mission stops early.

• The crew prepared for an abort.
• A fuel leak caused a launch abort.
• Two aborts were recorded during the rocket tests.

Sinonimi: cancellation, termination

Espressioni comuni: launch abort, mission abort, abort system

interruzione, annullamento

Evento in cui un processo si ferma prima di essere completato.

In inglese semplice: An event in which a process stops before it finishes.

• The log showed an abort.
• A connection error caused the transaction abort.
• Repeated aborts prevented the program from completing its work.

Sinonimi: termination, interruption

Espressioni comuni: transaction abort, unexpected abort, process abort