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10 Language-to-English DictionariesQuiesce
/kwaɪˈɛs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To cause a software process, hardware device, or system to become inactive or dormant temporarily, typically in preparation for a backup or shutdown.
"The database administrator had to quiesce the server before running the nightly backup." - 2
To become quiet, dormant, or inactive; to rest.
"The internal biological process tends to quiesce under extreme environmental stress."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb 'quiescere', meaning to rest or keep quiet, which originates from 'quies' (rest, quiet). It entered English in the mid-20th century primarily through technical, computing, and electronic contexts to describe placing a system, process, or component into a state of rest or temporary inactivity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Quiesce" is said worldwide
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mettre en veille
Transliteration: mɛtʁ ɑ̃ vɛj
"Il est nécessaire de mettre en veille la base de données avant la sauvegarde."
in einen Ruhezustand versetzen
Transliteration: ɪn ˈaɪ̯nən ˈʁuːətsʊʃtant fɛɐ̯ˌzɛtsn̩
"Das System muss vor dem Backup in einen Ruhezustand versetzt werden."
sospendere
Transliteration: sosˈpɛndere
"È necessario sospendere il database prima di procedere con il backup."
suspender
Transliteration: suspenˈdeɾ
"Es necesario suspender la actividad de la base de datos antes de la copia de seguridad."
suspender
Transliteration: suspẽˈdeɾ
"É preciso suspender o banco de dados antes de realizar o backup."
निष्क्रिय करना
Transliteration: nishkriya karna
"बैकअप लेने से पहले डेटाबेस को निष्क्रिय करना आवश्यक है।"
使静默
Transliteration: shǐ jìngmò
"在进行备份之前，必须先将数据库置于静默状态。"
대기 상태로 만들다
Transliteration: daegi sangtaero mandeulda
"백업을 실행하기 전에 데이터베이스를 대기 상태로 만들어야 합니다."
静止させる
Transliteration: seishi saseru
"バックアップを実行する前にデータベースを静止させる必要があります。"
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