(military, aeronautics) An early termination of a mission, action, or procedure in relation to missiles or spacecraft; the craft making such a mission. / (computing) The function used to abort a process.

(intransitive, now rare outside medicine) To miscarry; to bring forth (non-living) offspring prematurely.

Capable of being aborted.

Relating to abortion (termination of pregnancy).

(rare) Pertaining to abortion; miscarrying; abortive.

simple past tense and past participle of abort

Brought forth prematurely. / Checked in normal development at an early stage. / (biology) Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped.

In an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly.

(uncountable) The quality of being abortive. / (countable) The result or product of being abortive.

(obsolete) Abortion.