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title: "What is terminate() function in C  ?"  
description: "What is terminate() function in C  ?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2013-06-17  
updated: 2013-06-17  
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# What is terminate() function in C  ?

What is terminate() [function](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13001/multi-statement-table-valued-user-defined-function-in-sql-server) in [C++](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/745/array-in-c-plus-plus)?

## Replies

### Reply by Anonymous User

Terminate ()function is invoked in the situation of unhanded exception. By default terminate() calls abort() to stop your program.


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