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Terminated vs Aborted - What's the difference?

terminated | aborted |

As verbs the difference between terminated and aborted

is that terminated is past tense of terminate while aborted is past tense of abort.

As an adjective aborted is

brought forth prematurely.

terminated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (terminate)

    • terminate

    English

    Verb

    (terminat)
  • To end, especially in an incomplete state.
  • * J. S. Harford
  • To kill.
  • To end the employment contract of an employee; to fire, lay off.

    • Synonyms

    * (to end incompletely) discontinue, stop, break off * (to kill) See also

    Antonyms

    * (to end incompletely) continue

    Related terms

    {{rel3, termination , terminator , terminus , terminable}}

    See also

    * abort

    External links

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    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Terminated; limited; bounded; ended.
  • Having a definite and clear limit or boundary; having a determinate size, shape or magnitude.
  • (label) Expressible in a finite number of terms; (of a decimal) not recurring or infinite.

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    Anagrams

    * English ergative verbs ----

    aborted

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Brought forth prematurely.
  • (biology) Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped; checked in normal development at a very early stage; as, spines are aborted branches.
    • "The eyes of the cirripeds are more or less aborted in their mature state." -.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (abort)

    • Anagrams

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