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  • 11pipe down — verb become quiet or quieter The audience fell silent when the speaker entered • Syn: ↑quieten, ↑hush, ↑quiet, ↑quiesce, ↑quiet down • Ant: ↑louden ( …

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  • 12quiet down — verb become quiet or quieter (Freq. 1) The audience fell silent when the speaker entered • Syn: ↑quieten, ↑hush, ↑quiet, ↑quiesce, ↑pipe down • Ant: ↑louden …

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  • 13Quiescence — Qui*es cence, Quiescency Qui*es cen*cy, n. [L. quiescentia, fr. quiescens, p. pr.; cf. F. quiestence. See {Quiesce}.] The state or quality of being quiescent. Quiescence, bodily and mental. H. Spencer. [1913 Webster] Deeds will be done; while be… …

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  • 14Quiescency — Quiescence Qui*es cence, Quiescency Qui*es cen*cy, n. [L. quiescentia, fr. quiescens, p. pr.; cf. F. quiestence. See {Quiesce}.] The state or quality of being quiescent. Quiescence, bodily and mental. H. Spencer. [1913 Webster] Deeds will be… …

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  • 15Quiescent — Qui*es cent, a. [L. quiescens, entis, p. pr. of quiescere: cf. F. quiescent. See {Quiesce}.] 1. Being in a state of repose; at rest; still; not moving; as, a quiescent body or fluid. [1913 Webster] 2. Not ruffed with passion; unagitated; not in… …

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  • 16Quiet — Qui et, a. [Compar. {Quieter}; superl. {Quietest}.] [L. quietus, p. p. pf quiescere to rest, keep quiet; akin to quies rest, and prob. to E. while, n. See {While}, and cf. {Coy}, a., {Quiesce}, {Quietus}, {Quit}, a., {Quite}, {Requiem}.] 1. In a… …

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  • 17Quieter — Quiet Qui et, a. [Compar. {Quieter}; superl. {Quietest}.] [L. quietus, p. p. pf quiescere to rest, keep quiet; akin to quies rest, and prob. to E. while, n. See {While}, and cf. {Coy}, a., {Quiesce}, {Quietus}, {Quit}, a., {Quite}, {Requiem}.] 1 …

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  • 18Quietest — Quiet Qui et, a. [Compar. {Quieter}; superl. {Quietest}.] [L. quietus, p. p. pf quiescere to rest, keep quiet; akin to quies rest, and prob. to E. while, n. See {While}, and cf. {Coy}, a., {Quiesce}, {Quietus}, {Quit}, a., {Quite}, {Requiem}.] 1 …

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  • 19Requietory — Re*qui e*to*ry (r? kw? ? t? r?), n. [L. requietorium, fr. requiescere, requietum, to rest. See {Re} , and {Quiesce}.] A sepulcher. [Obs.] Weever. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 20Hot swapping — and hot plugging are terms used to separately describe the functions of replacing system components; hot swapping describes changing components like fans and power supplies which do not interact with the system software, while hot plugging… …

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