- Athens by Jocelyn Norris
... functions. An Athens PC is quieter, smaller and sleeker than a typical PC, somewhat reminiscent of Apple's G4 Cube. It uses a large, landscape-style flat panel display and connects to a company's PBX. Athens may be released with Microsoft's Vista (Longhorn) OS. See Windows Vista.
- non-impact printer by Dictionary of Computing
... laser printer, ink-jet printer, LED page printer, that prints without striking the paper, unlike a dot matrix printer which hits the paper with small pins. Non-impact printers are quieter than impact printers, and also faster due the lack of moving parts in the print head.
- quiesce by WordNet
verbBecome quiet or quieter.usage: "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"synonyms: quieten, hush, quiet, quiet down, pipe down
- mod by Clayton Simpson
... gaming enthusiasts to their computer systems. "Modders" alter the standard desktop computer for looks, performance or both. Some make modifications to the case to make the system quieter. Overclocking the CPU is common as well as adding enhanced cooling systems to compensate for the increased temperatures of the chips. See overclock, modding and mod chip.
- quiet down by WordNet
verbBecome quiet or quieter.usage: "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"synonyms: quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, pipe down