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Abort vs. Cancel Button: When do I use Abort, when Cancel?

We need to translate some of our UI to English, and the question arises: When do I use "Abort", when "Cancel" as a button text? They seem rather interchangeable, and translate more or less to the same word in German (our source)... So, is there a difference? If so, what is it?

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Robin Avatar asked Mar 23 '12 10:03

Robin


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In my previous project we used the following:

  • When some process is already started use Abort.
  • If in this step the user can reject a (not yet started) operation use Cancel.

Also we use Abort when some problem is found.

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iMysak Avatar answered Sep 19 '22 20:09

iMysak