abend

or AB·END

[ ab-end, uh-bend ]

/ ˈæbˌɛnd, əˈbɛnd /

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noun

Computer. a sudden or unexpected failure in a software program, application, or operating system, usually causing it to crash.

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How to use abend in a sentence

Ein beschwerlich Geschrey zu Augsbourgden selben abend ausgebrochen.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV|J. H. Merle D'Aubign
He saluted us with the usual "Guten Abend" as he approached.
A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest|Amelia B. Edwards
Each went his way without so much as a "good morning" or a guten abend.
In Africa|John T. McCutcheon
A fifth daily, the Herald, is even less distinctive than the Abend-Post.
The Spirit of the Ghetto|Hutchins Hapgood

"Guten abend, mein Herr," he said, unslinging his haversack.
The Helpers|Francis Lynde

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