Quiesce

Quiesce
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]

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  • Quiesce — is used to describe pausing or altering the state of running processes on a computer particularly those that might modify information stored on disk during a backup in order to guarantee a consistent and usable backup.Various database and… …   Wikipedia

  • quiesce — verb /ˈkwɪi.ɛs/ a) Become quiet or quieter. b) To make temporarily inactive or disabled. See Also: quiet …   Wiktionary

  • quiesce — qui·esce …   English syllables

  • quiesce — /kwiˈɛs/ (say kwee es) verb (i) (quiesced, quiescing) (of a computer) to be in a state of reduced activity from which it can be quickly activated. {backformation from quiescent} …  

  • quiesce — verb become quiet or quieter The audience fell silent when the speaker entered • Syn: ↑quieten, ↑hush, ↑quiet, ↑quiet down, ↑pipe down • Ant: ↑louden ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • QIESCE — quiesce …   Abbreviations in Latin Inscriptions

  • Quiesced — 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Quiescing — 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • pipe down — verb become quiet or quieter The audience fell silent when the speaker entered • Syn: ↑quieten, ↑hush, ↑quiet, ↑quiesce, ↑quiet down • Ant: ↑louden ( …   Useful english dictionary

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