Usually means: Terminate application to stop functioning.
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  1. force-quit, force quit: Merriam-Webster
  2. force-quit: Wordnik
  3. force quit: Wiktionary
  4. Force Quit: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. force quit: CCI Computer
  2. Force Quit: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (force quit)

▸ verb:  (transitive) (intransitive) To abort an unresponsive computer program, bypassing the usual closure process.

Similar:
escape, quit, abort, break, close out, lock up, quiesce, close, jump out, exit, more...

Opposite:
save, exit, close, shut down, log off

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Similar:
escape, quit, abort, break, close out, lock up, quiesce, close, jump out, exit, more...

Opposite:
save, exit, close, shut down, log off



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