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David Dvorkin
FRx Software Corporation mailto:ddvorkin -at- frxsoft -dot- com
(303) 741-8280
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> From: John Prince[SMTP:prince1 -at- WEBTV -dot- NET]
> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 1998 12:06 PM
> To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject: crash
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> Would someone help me find a more (marketing) politically correct word
> for "crash" . . . as in when a software crashes.
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> I'm thinking of using the term "interrupted." For example, "If for
> some
> reason (name of software) is interrupted and shuts down, you can . . .
> "
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