abend vs layoff

abend

noun
  • The abnormal termination of a program. 

  • Termination of a process prior to completion. 

verb
  • To terminate abnormally. 

layoff

noun
  • A dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortage (not due to poor performance or misconduct). 

  • A period of time when someone is unavailable for work. 

  • A short pass that has been rolled in front of another player for them to kick. 

  • A bet that is laid off, i.e. placed with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk. 

How often have the words abend and layoff occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )