[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

quiesce \quiesce"\, 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 quiescence
see also:
quiesced quiescing quiet 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

quiesce
     v : become quiet or quieter; "the audience fell silent when the
         speaker entered" syn: quieten, hush, quiet, quiet
         down, pipe down ant: louden
see also:
quieten hush quiet quiet down pipe down louden 

[3] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

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
     
     
see also:
quiesce time 

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