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force quits

force quits is the third-person singular simple present indicative of force quit.

Meaning of force quit

Verb

force quit (third-person singular simple present force quits, present participle force quitting, simple past and past participle force quit or force quitted)

  1. (transitive) (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

Questions about force quits

What is force quits the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Force quits is the third-person singular simple present indicative of force quit.

Words near force quits in the dictionary

  1. force play
  2. force plays
  3. force pump
  4. force pumps
  5. force quit
  6. force quits
  7. force quitted
  8. force quitting
  9. force someone's back to the wall
  10. force someone's hand
  11. force the pace

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