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force quitting

force quitting is the present participle and gerund 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 quitting

What is force quitting the present participle and gerund of?
Force quitting is the present participle and gerund of force quit.

Words near force quitting in the dictionary

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

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