abend

noun

1. The abnormal termination of a program.

   “If the programmer can determine the particular file that was being accessed and that caused the Abend, or was in core at the time of the Abend, the solution would be closer at hand.”

2. Termination of a process prior to completion.
3. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of abend.

verb

1. To terminate abnormally.

   “The nightly invoicing job abended at 3 a.m.”

name

1. A surname from German.

adj

1. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, not-comparable)Acronym of absent by enforced net deprivation.

   “Folks, I just heard from Paul Saunders, another of our patrons who is ABEND at the moment.”

   “ABEND when translated means i had a VERY crappy 5 day weekend and now i am WAY behind at work and i won't be around for awhile till i catch up.”

   “Unfortunately she is ABEND. Some of us Jackals have been taking turns filling in during her absence.”