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Abend
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Abend (Business Intelligence) 
Acronym for abnormal end of task. It refers to software crashes or lossage. Derives from an error message on the IBM 360.
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Abend (Technology)
When Novell's NetWare network operating system crashes, it will usually toss up a message that starts with the term abend, which stands for Abnormal End. Much like the Windows NT BSOD (Blue Screen of Death), the abend screen signifies a problem condition that the operating system cannot handle. Most often, this term is used in phrases like "The server abended!" or "The server stopped abending after I updated the NIC drivers."
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