"quiesce" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /kwiˈɛs/ [UK], /kwaɪˈɛs/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-quiesce.wav [Southern-England] Forms: quiesces [present, singular, third-person], quiescing [participle, present], quiesced [participle, past], quiesced [past]
Etymology: From Latin quiēscō ("I rest, repose, become quiet"). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|quiēscō|}} Latin quiēscō Head templates: {{en-verb}} quiesce (third-person singular simple present quiesces, present participle quiescing, simple past and past participle quiesced)
  1. (intransitive) To become quiet or quieter. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-quiesce-en-verb-rqitqX5t
  2. (transitive) To make temporarily inactive or disabled. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-quiesce-en-verb-K-DWXZjQ
  3. (computing, transitive) To pause or reduce the activity of (a device or application), for example to prepare it for backups or other maintenance. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-quiesce-en-verb-cfT7ewIT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 28 69 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: quiescent, quiesce time, unquiesce Related terms: quiet

Inflected forms

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