Abstürzen
Example: Das Programm kann manchmal unerwartet abstürzen und Daten verlieren.
Definition
"Abstürzen" means to crash or suddenly stop working, especially referring to computers or machines. It describes the event when a program or system fails unexpectedly, often causing loss of data or interruption of operation.
Etymology
The German verb "abstürzen" comes from the prefix "ab-" meaning 'off' or 'down' and "stürzen," which means 'to fall' or 'to plunge.' Together, it originally described physically falling down but later evolved to include the figurative sense of systems or programs 'falling down' or crashing.
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"Abstürzen" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - General - (B1) - set 2", containing 113 commonly used words.
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