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# Program Termination
In C++, there are several ways to exit a program:  
  
-   Call the [exit](../cpp/exit-function.md) function.  
  
-   Call the [abort](../cpp/abort-function.md) function.  
  
-   Execute a [return](../cpp/return-statement-in-program-termination-cpp.md) statement from **main**.  
  
## See Also  
 [main: Program Startup](../cpp/main-program-startup.md)