quiesce
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkwɪi.ɛs/
Verb
quiesce (third-person singular simple present quiesces, present participle quiescing, simple past and past participle quiesced)
- Become quiet or quieter.
- To make temporarily inactive or disabled.
- (computing, transitive) To pause or reduce the activity of (a device or application), for example to prepare it for backups or other maintenance.
Derived terms
- quiescent
- unquiesce
Related terms
- quiet
Latin
Verb
quiēsce
- second-person singular present active imperative of quiēscō