Definition of aborting:
(v) :
(transitive, intransitive) To cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term.
(v) :
(transitive) To end prematurely; to stop in the preliminary stages; to turn back.
(v) :
(intransitive) To stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages.
(v) :
(transitive, computing) To terminate a process prior to completion.
(n) :
(computing) The function used to abort a process.
(n) :
(computing) An event in which a process is aborted.