force quit
force quit verb: (intransitive) To abort an unresponsive computer program, bypassing the usual closure process.
Verb
force quit (third-person singular simple present force quits, present participle force quitting, simple past and past participle force quit or force quitted)
- (intransitive) To abort an unresponsive computer program, bypassing the usual closure process.
- Works real well :) on an si... i even got a buzzing video box for a cursor when i tried to 'force quit'...1991 May 26, Kiran Wagle, “Re: Good Stuff & Bad Stuff about System 7”, in comp.sys.mac.system (Usenet), retrieved 08 Sep 2024
- Symptom: choose "About Balloon Help" from the Help Menu, then click on the Application menu icon. Mac freezes (but it is possible to force quit the current application). On returning to Finder the Application menu and "About Balloon Help" remain disabled. Eventually the Mac crashes completely.1991 July 24, Bill Johnston, “Teleport <-> Balloon Help conflict”, in comp.sys.mac.comm (Usenet), retrieved 05 Sep 2018, message-ID <59524@nigel.ee.udel.edu>
Forms of force quit
| third-person singular present | force quits |
|---|---|
| present participle | force quitting |
| past participle | force quit |
| past | force quit |
| past participle | force quitted |
| past | force quitted |
Questions about force quit
- What does force quit mean?
- Force quit means (intransitive) To abort an unresponsive computer program, bypassing the usual closure process.
- What part of speech is force quit?
- Force quit is a verb.
- What is the past tense of force quit?
- The past tense of force quit is force quit.
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