ABEND
(1) Acronym for abnormal end of task. It refers to software crashes or lossage. Derives from an error message on the IBM 360.
(2) Acronym for Absent By Enforced Net Deprivation. Sent in e-mail subject lines warning friends and others of forced loss of Internet access (due to moving, network outages, or illness).
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Short of Application Configuration Access Protocol, an e-mail protocol being developed by the IETF to complement IMAP4. ACAP supports related e-mail services such as subscribing to bulletin boards, and organizing and searching mailboxes and address books. ACAP was previously known as IMSP (Interactive Mail Support Protocol).
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