Abort

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Abort can mean:

• Abortion, the termination of pregnancy (human, of mammals, etc.)
• Late termination of pregnancy (although common, it is considered improper usage to call this abortion).
• Early termination of some process, e.g.:
  • The early termination of a spaceflight, particularly a mode resulting in the return of the spacecraft to Earth. For more information, see Space Shuttle abort modes and Apollo abort modes.
  • The termination of an aircraft take-off attempt.
  • Abort (computing), to terminate a computer processing or data transfer activity.
• "Abort" is antiquated German for a toilet, from German ab- = "away" and noun Ort = "place".
• Abort, a 1970 Norwegian film.
• Abort (album), a 1991 album from the band Tribe
• Paper Abortion, a termination of parental rights and responsibilities to give men equal rights to women.