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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]
quiesce
To render quiescent, i.e. temporarily inactive or
disabled. For example to quiesce a device (such as a digital
modem). It is also a system command in MAX TNT software which
is used to "Temporarily disable a modem or DS0 channel".
Also used as an adjective, in the expression "{quiesce time".
(2000-03-05)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Quiesce \Qui*esce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Quiesced; p. pr. &
vb. n. Quiescing.] [L. quiescere, akin to quies rest,
quiet. See Quiet, a. & n.]
To be silent, as a letter; to have no sound. --M. Stuart.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Quiesce \Qui*esce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Quiesced; p. pr. &
vb. n. Quiescing.] [L. quiescere, akin to quies rest,
quiet. See Quiet, a. & n.]
To be silent, as a letter; to have no sound. --M. Stuart.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
quiesce
v : become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the
speaker entered" [syn: quieten, hush, quiet, quiet
down, pipe down] [ant: louden]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
quiesce
vb.
1 Become quiet or quieter.
2 To make temporarily inactive or disabled.
3 (lb en computing transitive) To pause or reduce the activity of (a
device or application), for example to prepare it for backups or other
maintenance.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
quiesce
vb.
1 Become quiet or quieter.
2 To make temporarily inactive or disabled.
3 (lb en computing transitive) To pause or reduce the activity of (a
device or application), for example to prepare it for backups or other
maintenance.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
quiesce
vb.
1 Become quiet or quieter.
2 To make temporarily inactive or disabled.
3 (lb en computing transitive) To pause or reduce the activity of (a
device or application), for example to prepare it for backups or other
maintenance.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
quiesce
vb.
1 Become quiet or quieter.
2 To make temporarily inactive or disabled.
3 (lb en computing transitive) To pause or reduce the activity of (a
device or application), for example to prepare it for backups or other
maintenance.
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Quiesce /kwɪˈɛs/
يصمت
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
quiesce /kwɪˈɛs/
uklidnit
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
quiesce /kwɪˈɛs/
zklidnit
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
quiesce /kwɪˈɛs/
beruhigen, besänftigen, zur Ruhe bringen
Synonyms: quieten, quiet
see: quietening, quieting, quiescing, quietened, quieted, quiesced
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
quiesce /kwɪˈɛs/
stilllegen, stillegen [alt]
see: quiescing, quiesced
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