Meaning of force quit | Babel Free

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

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“Works real well :) on an si... i even got a buzzing video box for a cursor when i tried to 'force⟳ quit⟳'...”

“Symptom: choose⟳ "About Balloon Help⟳" from the Help⟳ Menu, then click on the Application menu icon. Mac freezes (but it is possible to force⟳ quit⟳ the current application). On returning to Finder the Application menu and "About Balloon Help⟳" remain⟳ disabled. Eventually the Mac crashes completely.”

“Hm? I'm not sure what you mean⟳ by this. I'm sure you wouldn't want⟳ to "force⟳ quit⟳" a background application everytime^([sic]) you press⟳ a key. As for the other things, the macintosh already does them just fine now, so I don't see⟳ the advantage in changing.”

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