Quiesce in networking: To render quiescent, i.e. temporarily inactive or disabled. For example, to quiesce a device (such as a digital modem). It is 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 ` quiescent time`. Quiesce is used to describe paus... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiesce