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abort

Abort vs Breakoff - What's the difference?

abort | breakoff |


As nouns the difference between abort and breakoff

is that abort is restroom, loo, toilet while breakoff is discontinuance (act of breaking off).

Abort vs Adjourn - What's the difference?

abort | adjourn |


As a noun abort

is restroom, loo, toilet.

As a verb adjourn is

to postpone.

Culminate vs Abort - What's the difference?

culminate | abort |


As a verb culminate

is (astronomy) of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.

As a noun abort is

restroom, loo, toilet.

Inaugurate vs Abort - What's the difference?

inaugurate | abort |


As a verb inaugurate

is to induct into office with a formal ceremony.

As an adjective inaugurate

is invested with office; inaugurated.

As a noun abort is

restroom, loo, toilet.

Abort vs Abrogate - What's the difference?

abort | abrogate |


As a noun abort

is restroom, loo, toilet.

As an adjective abrogate is

(archaic) abrogated; abolished .

As a verb abrogate is

to annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or her or his successor; to repeal; — applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc .

Discard vs Abort - What's the difference?

discard | abort |


In transitive terms the difference between discard and abort

is that discard is to throw away, to reject while abort is to cause a premature termination of a foetus; to bring forth offspring prematurely; to end a pregnancy before term.

Abort vs Interrupt - What's the difference?

abort | interrupt |


In computing terms the difference between abort and interrupt

is that abort is an event involving the abort of a process while interrupt is an event that causes a computer to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition.

As nouns the difference between abort and interrupt

is that abort is a miscarriage; an untimely birth; an abortion while interrupt is an event that causes a computer to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition.

As verbs the difference between abort and interrupt

is that abort is to miscarry; to bring forth offspring prematurely while interrupt is to disturb or halt an ongoing process or action by interfering suddenly.

Cease vs Abort - What's the difference?

cease | abort |


As a verb cease

is (formal|intransitive) to stop.

As a noun abort is

restroom, loo, toilet.

Abort vs Execute - What's the difference?

abort | execute |


As a noun abort

is restroom, loo, toilet.

As a verb execute is

.

Stop vs Abort - What's the difference?

stop | abort |


In intransitive terms the difference between stop and abort

is that stop is to tarry while abort is to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages.

In transitive terms the difference between stop and abort

is that stop is to close or block an opening while abort is to cause a premature termination of a foetus; to bring forth offspring prematurely; to end a pregnancy before term.

In obsolete terms the difference between stop and abort

is that stop is to punctuate while abort is a miscarriage; an untimely birth; an abortion.

As an adverb stop

is prone to halting or hesitation.

As an interjection stop

is halt! stop.

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