# Abort

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{{Wiktionary|Abort|abort}}

'''Abort''' can mean:
==Termination==
The early termination of some process or relationship:
*[Abort (computing)](/source/Abort_(computing)), to terminate a computer processing or data transfer activity
*Aeronautics, a last-minute decision to cancel a landing attempt is referred to as a [go-around](/source/go-around) or an aborted landing
*[Abortion](/source/Abortion), the termination of pregnancy
**[Late-term abortion](/source/Late-term_abortion) at an advanced stage of gestation
**[Abortion debate](/source/Abortion_debate), ongoing debate surrounding abortion
*[Paper abortion](/source/Paper_abortion) (also known as a financial abortion or a statutory abort), the proposed ability of a biological father, before the birth of the child, to opt out of any rights, privileges, and responsibilities toward the child, including financial support

*Spaceflight, particularly a mode resulting in the return of the spacecraft to Earth:
**[Apollo abort modes](/source/Apollo_abort_modes)
**[Space Shuttle abort modes](/source/Space_Shuttle_abort_modes)
**[Soyuz abort modes](/source/Soyuz_abort_modes)
**[Orion abort modes](/source/Orion_abort_modes)

==Arts, entertainment, and media==
*[''Abort'' (album)](/source/Abort_(album)), a 1991 album by the band Tribe
*[''Abort'' (film)](/source/Abort_(film)), a 1970 Norwegian film

==Other uses==
*''Abort'', antiquated German for a [toilet](/source/toilet)
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