quince

n 1: small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit;

widely cultivated [syn: {quince bush}, {Cydonia oblonga}]

2: aromatic acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit used in preserves

quiesce

To render quiescent, i.e. temporarily inactive or

disabled. For example to quiesce a device (such as a digital

modem). It is also a system command in MAX TNT software which

is used to "Temporarily disable a modem or DS0 channel".

Also used as an adjective, in the expression "{quiesce time}".

(2000-03-05)