English Dictionary
out of service
adj : (of a ship) withdrawn from active service; "the ship was
placed out of service after the war" [syn: {retired}]
English Computing Dictionary
Quality of service
(QoS) The performance properties
of a network service, possibly including {throughput},
{transit delay}, {priority}. Some {protocols} allow {packets}
or {streams} to include QoS requirements.
(1998-07-30)