program termination

noun

UK /ˈprəʊ.ɡræm ˌtɜː.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

US /ˈproʊ.ɡræm ˌtɝː.məˈneɪ.ʃən/

The moment a computer program stops running.

The program termination happened right after the game saved your score.

SYNONYMS

program exit program shutdown program stop program closing program end

RELATED WORDS

exit code crash shutdown process runtime

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The act of ending a program on purpose by a user or system.

She clicked quit, which caused a clean program termination.

3. An unexpected stop caused by an error or crash.

The bug led to an abrupt program termination.

4. The final step in a program's lifecycle when all resources are released.

During program termination, the app closed its files and freed memory.