abort vs continue

abort

verb
  • To end prematurely; to stop in the preliminary stages; to turn back. 

  • To cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term. 

  • To abandon a mission at any point after the beginning of the mission and prior to its completion. 

  • To terminate a mission involving a missile or rocket; to destroy a missile or rocket prematurely. 

  • To miscarry; to bring forth (non-living) offspring prematurely. 

  • To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to cease organic growth before maturation; to become sterile. 

  • To stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages. 

  • To terminate a process prior to completion. 

  • To cause an organism to develop minimally; to cause rudimentary development to happen; to prevent maturation. 

noun
  • The function used to abort a process. 

  • An early termination of a mission, action, or procedure in relation to missiles or spacecraft; the craft making such a mission. 

  • An event in which a process is aborted. 

continue

verb
  • To adjourn, prorogue, put off. 

  • To make a continuation bet. 

  • To retain (someone or something) in a given state, position, etc. 

  • To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity). 

  • To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay. 

  • To make last; to prolong. 

  • To resume. 

noun
  • An option allowing the player to resume play after game over, when all lives have been lost, while retaining their progress. 

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