Q & A (n) -  A feature that enables attendees to ask questions of presenters a meeting.Q&A (PN) -  The natural language query engine part of Power BI for Office 365 on SharePoint Online BI sites which IT can customize to help employees search for specific datasets.

 

QA (n) -  A planned and systematic means for assuring that defined standards, practices, procedures, and methods are applied to the project and its results.

 

QA gate (n) -  A workflow activity in an authentication phase, in which the requesting user must supply answers to one or more predetermined questions. This activity is typically used in password reset, to challenge the user to prove their identity by providing the user with a selection of pre-determined questions for which only that user would know. Q-Band  -  also known as V-Band, is a radio bandwidth range between 40 GHz t0 50 GHz. QBE (n) -  A simple-to-use query language implemented on several relational database management systems. Using query by example, the user specifies fields to be displayed, intertable linkages, and retrieval criteria directly onto forms displayed on the screen.

 

These forms are a direct pictorial representation of the table and row structures that make up the database. Thus, the construction of a query becomes a simple checkoff' procedure from the viewpoint of the user. ‘

 

QCIF (n) -  A video format that has 176 pixels by 144 lines and 30 fps.

 

QEC (n) -  A component in a Network Access Protection (NAP) Client Architecture defined for a specific type of network access (for example DHCP configuration or VPN connections) and matched to a specific type of NAP server.

 

QIC (n) -  A storage technology used with tape backup drives and cartridges. A means of backing up data on computer systems, QIC represents a set of standards devised to enable tapes to be used with drives from different manufacturers. The QIC standards specify the length of tape, the number of recording tracks, and the magnetic strength of the tape coating, all of which determine the amount of information that can be written to the tape. Older QIC-80 drives can hold up to 340 MB of compressed data. Newer versions can hold more than 1 GB of information.

 

QoE (n) -  A measurement of a user's perception of the quality of an audio communication session. For example, in a voice communication, QoE monitors echoes and background noises such as hissing in the line.

 

QoE Monitoring Server (n) -  A server role that provides near real-time monitoring and service assessment of media in order to better understand the media quality that users are experiencing.

 

QoS (n) -  A set of quality assurance standards and mechanisms for data transmission.

 

QPC (n) -  An API for the High Precision Event Timer (HPET).

 

QQ  -  Tencent QQ, generally referred to as QQ, is the most popular free instant messaging computer program in mainland China.- http://www.qq.com/

 

QR code (n) -  A specific two-dimensional bar code.

 

QST (n) -  A provincial sales tax collected in the province of QuA©bec in Canada. quad (n) -  A unique identifier made from four otherwise separate pieces of information. For example, a color can be specified by a black, yellow, magenta and cyan quad.

 

quad  -  A cable containing two twisted pairs of conductors.

 

quad core  -  processor contains four cores

 

Quad-core  -  PC- processors which have four complete processors on the same chip, allowing computers to handle multiple tasks faster. See alsodual-core. quadratic attenuation (n) -  The intensity of a beam of light that diminishes quickly at first then more slowly as it gets further from the light source.

 

quadratic Bezier curve (n) -  A curve described by two endpoints and one control point. quadratic formula (n) -  A formula giving the roots of a quadratic equation. qualifier (n) -  A modifier containing information that describes a class, instance, property, method, or parameter. Qualifiers are defined by the Common Information Model (CIM), by the CIM Object Manager, and by developers.

 

qualifier flavor (n) -  A flag that provides additional information about a qualifier, such as whether a derived class or instance can override the qualifier's original value. qualify (v) -  To verify that a record fits specific criteria and should be converted to an opportunity, account, or contact, or be added to a marketing list.

 

Qualify Lead (oth) -  To render or declare something, such as a lead, qualified or fit. qualifying (adj) -  Eligible for something by meeting a specific requirement or condition. qualifying license (n) -  During software upgrades, the license for the product that is already installed on the machine, i.e. the version being upgraded.

 

qualifying product (n) -  During software upgrades, the product that is already installed on the machine, i.e. the version to be upgraded.

 

qualitative assessment (n) -  A process that prioritizes risks' effects on project objectives for risk response planning.

 

quality (n) -  The degree of excellence, or the desired standards, in a product, process, or project.

 

quality assurance (n) -  A planned and systematic means for assuring that defined standards, practices, procedures, and methods are applied to the project and its results. quality dissatisfaction (n) -  The dissatisfaction that occurs when the quality of a release is poor.

 

quality level (n) -  A part of the Windows Media conformance test acceptance criteria. A device profile may contain one or more quality levels used to evaluate a WMA or WMV codec.

 

Quality of Experience (n) -  A measurement of a user's perception of the quality of an audio communication session. For example, in a voice communication, QoE monitors echoes and background noises such as hissing in the line.

 

Quality of Experience Monitoring Server (n) -  A server role that provides near real-time monitoring and service assessment of media in order to better understand the media quality that users are experiencing.

 

Quality of Service (n) -  A set of quality assurance standards and mechanisms for data transmission.

 

quality of service requirement (n) -  A type of work item that records a constraint on the system such as performance, load, stress, security mechanism, or platform. These requirements do not describe functionality but rather constraints on that functionality. quality order (n) -  Defines a set of one or more tests that must be performed for an item and a test quantity of its related order (such as a purchase, sales, or production order) or a test quantity of its inventory.

 

quality-of-service indicator (n) -  A statistic that indicates the degree to which a computer, server farm, or server cluster meets usage demands for that configuration. quantitative assessment (n) -  A process that measures the probability and consequences of risks and estimates their implications for project objectives.

 

quantity (n) -  An exact measure of some countable operational or financial characteristic represented by a number.

 

quantity match variance (n) -  A matching discrepancy between the quantity on a vendor invoice and the matched quantities on the related packing slips.

 

quantity selling option (n) -  An option in the product catalog that determines whether a product is sold whole, in fractions, or in whole and fractions, or if a user has no control over the quantity.

 

quantity variance (n) -  The difference between an ordered product quantity and a

 

received product quantity when no more receipts are expected.

 

quantity variance (n) -  The difference between an ordered product quantity and a

 

delivered product quantity when no more deliveries are expected.

 

quantum (n) -  A brief period of time when a given thread executes in a multitasking

 

operating system. It performs the multitasking before it is rescheduled against other

 

threads with the same priority. Previously known as a time slice.”

 

Quantum computing / theory  -  Data is represented as linked qubits (quantum bits), which have the ability to represent all possible states simultaneously. This gives quantum computers the ability to operate exponentially faster than conventional computers as the word length is increased.

 

quarantine (n) -  The practice of holding items from use until it has been determined that they conform to quality or other standards.

 

quarantine  -  A term used to isolate spam e-mail messages, it is often seen in anti-spam software. Once you quarantine the suspect messages, you must then delete them. Quarantine Agent (n) -  A client component responsible for the collection and management of health information for a machine as well as facilitating the isolation of that machine from others on the network; it coordinates information between the various System Health Agents (SHAs) and Quarantine Enforcement Clients (QECs). quarantine database (n) -  A database into which infected messages and attachments are placed in order to isolate them.

 

Quarantine Enforcement Client (n) -  A component in a Network Access Protection (NAP) Client Architecture defined for a specific type of network access (for example DHCP configuration or VPN connections) and matched to a specific type of NAP server. Quarantine Enforcement Server (n) -  A logical component in a Network Access Protection (NAP) deployment responsible for restricting a clients network access based on the health evidence it presents and for the negotiation for access with health aware resources.

 

quarantine management (n) -  The process and procedures for handling items that move to and from quarantine.

 

quarantine order (n) -  A request to move items to or from quarantine.

 

Quarantine Server (n) -  The server component in a Network Access Protection (NAP) deployment that that coordinates the output from all the System Health Validators and decides whether a Quarantine Enforcement Server should quarantine a client or not (IAS is a Quarantine Server).

 

quarantine warehouse (n) -  The place where items are stored while in quarantine. Quarter Common Intermediate Format (n) -  A video format that has 176 pixels by 144 lines and 30 fps.

 

quarter inch cartridge (n) -  A storage technology used with tape backup drives and cartridges. A means of backing up data on computer systems, QIC represents a set of standards devised to enable tapes to be used with drives from different manufacturers. The QIC standards specify the length of tape, the number of recording tracks, and the magnetic strength of the tape coating, all of which determine the amount of information that can be written to the tape. Older QIC-80 drives can hold up to 340 MB of compressed data. Newer versions can hold more than 1 GB of information.

 

Quarter Video Graphics Array (n) -  A video format that has 320 x 240 pixels, and a 1.33:1 aspect ratio.

 

query (v) -  To extract data from a database and present it for use.

 

query (n) -  A formalized instruction to a database to either return a set of records or perform a specified action on a set of records as specified in the query. query (n) -  A formalized instruction to a data source to either extract data or perform a specified action. The query can be in the form of a query expression, or a method-based query (or a combination of the two). The data source can be in different forms, e.g. relational databases, XML documents, or in-memory objects.

 

query (n) -  A named set of criteria that Visual Studio Team Foundation uses to display work items.

 

query (n) -  An expression in the form of a query expression or a Standard Query Operator method call (or a combination of the two) that extracts information from a data source. query (n) -  An instance of a query template that runs continuously in the StreamInsight server processing events received from instances of input adapters to which the query is bound and sending processed events to instances of output adapters to which it is bound. Query  -  In computers, what a user of a search engine or database enters is sometimes called the query. To query (verb) means to submit a query (noun).

 

query binder (n) -  An object that binds an existing StreamInsight query template to specific input and output adapters.

 

query binding (n) -  The process of binding instances of input adapters and instances of output adapters to an instance of a query template.

 

Query Box (PN) -  A text box in which a user types words to begin a search-as-you-type' experience. A Query Box displays context-sensitive query completion suggestions Query Builder (n) -  The user interface for defining work item queries. query by example (n) -  A simple-to-use query language implemented on several relational database management systems. Using query by example, the user specifies fields to be displayed, intertable linkages, and retrieval criteria directly onto forms displayed on the screen. These forms are a direct pictorial representation of the table and row structures that make up the database. Thus, the construction of a query becomes a simple checkoff' procedure from the viewpoint of the user. ‘

 

query clause (n) -  The combination of an expression (or query subclause) and its adjacent logical operator. It is modeled on the WHERE clause of a SQL statement and contains Field Name, operator, and value.

 

query clause (n) -  A single clause of a query expression. There are several different query clauses, each identified by its initiating query keyword. For instance, the from/From clause' refers to clauses like ‘From c In customers' in Visual Basic

 

query criteria (n) -  The set of criteria used to search for objects.

 

query design (n) -  All elements included in the Query window, such as tables, criteria, the order in which fields are arranged, and so on. The design also specifies whether Auto Query is turned on, and whether you can edit the source data.

 

query expression (n) -  An expression that uses a language-integrated syntax for queries. query field (n) -  A field that can contain a value that is used in a query. query governor (n) -  A configuration option that can be used to prevent system resources from being consumed by long-running queries.

 

query hint (n) -  A hint that specifies that the indicated hints should be used throughout the query. Query hints affect all operators in the statement.

 

query keyword (n) -  A contextual keyword in C# and Visual Basic that designates the query clause of a query expression. For example, from, join, and select are query keywords in C#, and From, Join, and Select are query keywords in Visual basic. query optimization (n) -  The process that determines the best execution strategy for a given query.

 

query optimizer (n) -  A database engine component responsible for generating efficient execution plans for statements.

 

query path (n) -  A string representation of a path that specifies which related objects to return when a typed object query is executed.

 

query pattern (n) -  The set of standard query operators that is available in all LINQ queries, and the rules that define the structure of a LINQ query.

 

query plan (n) -  An internal strategy by which a database server tries to create result sets quickly.

 

Query Remote Desktop Server Utility (PN) -  A utility that identifies remote desktop servers on the network.

 

query role (n) -  The role name of a server that services queries in the farm topology. query rule (n) -  A rule that an administrator can configure and apply to query processing to help optimize results and create an enhanced user experience.

 

query server (n) -  A server that is running the search service and servicing queries.

 

Query Service (n) -  The web service exposed by the web front-end that allows a client program to execute queries.

 

query template (n) -  The fundamental unit of query composition. A query template defines the business logic required to continuously analyze and process events submitted to and emitted by the StreamInsight server.

 

query variable (n) -  A variable that stores a query, as opposed to the results of a query. Query View (n) -  The Visual Studio document window that contains both the query builder and the results list. Query View is designed to help you quickly define and run your own queries.

 

Query Web Service (n) -  A Provisioning Server Web service that responds to customer service related queries from solution providers.

 

Query window (n) -  A window in which you work with queries in Design view, Datasheet view, SQL view, or Print Preview.

 

query window (n) -  A reserved time for performing large, resource-intensive queries for a computer, server farm, or server cluster.

 

queryable managed property (n) -  A managed property that can be queried against. The query must contain the managed property field name, either in the query itself or programmatically.

 

queryable type (n) -  The type of the query variable in a LINQ query. The type of the variable that represents the data source is also a queryable type. A queryable type can be implicitly or explicitly typed, but in either case it must be a generic IEnumerable or IQueryable type.

 

query-based report (n) -  A type of report generated from an Application Object Tree (AOT) query.

 

query-based test suite (n) -  The set of test cases that are returned when a specific query is run. If new test cases that meet the criteria in this query are added to the test suite, the new test cases will automatically appear in the query-based test suite.

 

QueryPerformanceCounter (n) -  An API for the High Precision Event Timer (HPET). query-size threshold (n) -  An administrative setting that limits the number of query results for SharePoint lists, sites, and site collections that contain a large number of items. quest (n) -  A request to try a feature on- Insider Preview builds. The requests can be found within the Insider Hub app for those in the- Windows Insider- Program.

 

Question (n) -  An option available in the Case Type drop-down list. A customer service representative (CSR) can select this option for a customer who is asking a question and requires only an answer.

 

question (n) -  A question, usually from a drop-down list, that users can use to confirm their identity and reset their password in case they have forgotten it.

 

Question and Answer log (n) -  A record of the question and answer activity during a meeting.

 

Question Manager (n) -  A presenter tool that is used to manage and respond to questions from meeting participants.

 

question mark (n) -  The ? character, used as a punctuation mark or wildcard character. question template (n) -  A structure that describes a set of questions that can be asked using a particular relationship or set of relationships.

 

question-mark pointer (n) -  Use the question-mark pointer to get context-sensitive Help on toolbar buttons, dialog box options, tools in the toolbox, and other parts of the window. Questions and Answers (n) -  A feature that enables attendees to ask questions of presenters a meeting.

 

Questions and Answers pane (n) -  A client element that is used for attendees to ask questions of presenters.

 

queue (n) -  A list of programs or tasks waiting for execution.

 

queue (n) -  A holding container for work items. Members of a queue must be of the same

 

work item class (for example, only incidents).

 

queue (n) -  A holding area where callers are held until an agent becomes available. Each queue is associated with 0, 1, or more addresses (phone number or SIP URI), which may or may not be public For example, an overflow queue may not have an address, whereas other queues may have multiple addresses for different geographic zones.

 

queue (n) -  A specific instance of the Queue service that represents messages that may be retrieved by a client application or service.

 

Queue (n) -  A customized list of Tickets that categorizes them by specific criteria.

 

Queue  -  A queue is a list of jobs that are awaiting to be processed. When when a job is sent to a queue, it is simply added to the list of jobs.

 

Queue  -  A temporary delay in providing service caused by the inability of the particular system to handle the number of messages or calls attempted

 

Queue Reader Agent (PN) -  The executable that reads the changes from subscribers in the queue and delivers the changes to the publisher.

 

Queue service (PN) -  The data management service in Microsoft Azure Storage for storing large numbers of messages that can be accessed via HTTP or HTTPS. queue time (n) -  The number of hours spent waiting for an operation to begin. queue time after (n) -  The part of queue time spent waiting for the next operation. queue time before (n) -  The part of queue time spent waiting for the current operation to begin.

 

queue up (v) -  To add a song or other digital media item to a list of items to be played, burned, or synchronized to a device.

 

queue workflow work item (n) -  A workflow work item that is assigned to a work item queue.

 

queuing (n) -  A performance optimization in which communication across networks and systems is maintained regardless of the current state of the communicating applications and systems. Applications send and receive messages through message queues maintained even when the application or the server isn't running.

 

Quick access (PN) -  The new top level view in File Explorer that shows the user's most frequently used and most recently used files and folders or folders pinned by the user for quick access.

 

Quick Access Toolbar (n) -  A customizable toolbar that provides one-click access to commands.

 

quick action (n) -  A subset of settings and features that can be assigned to one of four slots in action center for quick, one-tap access. In addition, they can provide useful, actionable, or critical info regarding the setting or feature.

 

quick action command (PN) -  A command in the message list that enables a user to perform a quick action.

 

Quick add (PN) -  The Web page object that assists users in finding both public (Web and Windows Live) and private (my Windows Live content) content for insertion into their authored content.

 

Quick Analysis (PN) -  A feature that enables single-click access to top data analysis features such as formulas, conditional formatting, sparklines, charts and PivotTable reports.

 

quick campaign (n) -  A communication method that creates a single activity for distribution to a group of marketing lists, accounts, contacts, or leads. Contrast with a campaign, which supports an end-to-end marketing program that has multiple activities. Quick Click category (n) -  A default color category that is assigned to an item when you click the Categories column for the item in your Inbox or other table view. You set this color category from the Categorize menu.

 

Quick Click flag (n) -  A default flag that is assigned to an item when you click the Flag Status column in your Inbox or other table view. You set the default time, date, or other criteria for the flag from the Follow Up menu.

 

Quick Compose (PN) -  A feature that enables users to compose or reply to a message without leaving the context of the conversation.

 

Quick Contacts (PN) -  A feature that displays a list of frequently used contacts and allows the user to initiate communication directly from that list.

 

Quick Create (n) -  An option on the lower left corner of the Web application that enables a user to select a new record to create from the list, without having to navigate to the part of the UI that applies to the item the user wants to create.

 

quick deploy (n) -  A designation that the user can apply to a content deployment job to denote that it will be deployed frequently and quickly.

 

Quick Edit (PN) -  A feature that enables users to edit SharePoint list content directly without opening an edit window.

 

Quick Explore (PN) -  A feature that enables single-click access to trend and contribution patterns within a PivotTable or PivotChart report.

 

Quick Form (n) -  A feature that displays a short form that you can use to quickly enter data and create records.

 

quick form (n) -  A view or display of a shorter version of a form that allows you to enter and save data quickly and easily.

 

Quick Info tooltip (PN) -  The pop-up window that displays the complete declaration for an identifier when the pointer rests on the identifier in a code editor window.

 

Quick Launch (n) -  A customizable area of the taskbar, which by default is displayed to the right of the Start button. It contains icons you can click to open programs, such as Windows Explorer or Outlook Express, or to show the desktop. You can add or remove icons to it and move it to a different area of the taskbar.

 

Quick Launch (n) -  The name of the bar on the Home page of the Works Task Launcher. The Quick Launch bar allows users to quickly start any program included in Works and Works Suite.

 

Quick Launch toolbar (n) -  A customizable area of the taskbar, which by default is displayed to the right of the Start button. It contains icons you can click to open programs, such as Windows Explorer or Outlook Express, or to show the desktop. You can add or remove icons to it and move it to a different area of the taskbar.

 

quick link (n) -  A customizable link on the Home page (on a menu and a corresponding Web part).

 

Quick Lync (PN) -  A menu bar that appears beside the picture area of a contact in the Lync Contacts list that shows the available communication modes: IM, Call, Video, and View card.

 

Quick Notes (PN) -  A section in the default OneNote notebook where certain notes are stored by default.

 

Quick Parts (PN) -  A feature that contains galleries where the user can create, store, and find reusable pieces of content, including AutoText, document properties, fields and building blocks.

 

Quick Parts gallery (PN) -  A gallery to which users can add reusable content to be displayed in Quick Parts and the Building Blocks Organizer.

 

Quick Path (PN) -  A control that provides the essential user interface needed for a task, making the interaction straightforward. This feature shows only the most most relevant and most often used information options in a simple format.

 

quick play (n) -  An area in the Music app where recently played songs/albums and service-generated mixes are aggregated.

 

Quick Preview (PN) -  A feature that displays a preview of item content when a user hovers over a search result in SharePoint. The preview is optimized for the content type. Quick Publication (n) -  A pre-formatted publication that can be quickly filled and finalized.

 

quick reports (n) -  In the Application Compatibility Manager, the set of easily accessible reports based upon your compatibility evaluation data.

 

Quick Rules (PN) -  A feature that allows form designers to select from a gallery of pre­built rules to make their forms dynamic.

 

Quick Search (n) -  A search feature associated with folders and programs that begins to display results as soon as a keyword is entered. When you enter text, files in the current view are automatically filtered to show only those that match what you typed.

 

Quick Shape (PN) -  A shape that has been added to a special area of a stencil to make it more easily accessible.

 

Quick Shapes area (PN) -  An area at the top of every stencil to which you can add the shapes you use most often, so that they will be more easily accessible.

 

Quick Shapes stencil (PN) -  A stencil in the Shapes window that shows all the Quick Shapes from the Quick Shapes area of each open stencil.

 

Quick Share Account (PN) -  A feature to define the quick upload of images using a user- defined storing location (such as OneDrive or Facebook) to be listed in the context menu. Quick Start (n) -  A stand-alone, single document that users can use to get started on a subject or technology quickly.

 

Quick start (PN) -  A format for user assistance content that presents simple steps on a given topic that enable a user to begin using a feature quickly.

 

Quick Start (n) -  A virtual machine deployment that installs Remote Desktop Services on one server, creates a collection and publishes select RemoteApp programs.

 

Quick Start (n) -  A user experience by which a user is presumably able to easily configure an object of interest.

 

Quick Start Guide (PN) -  The initial user reference guide or piece of documentation for using a device or feature.

 

Quick Steps (PN) -  A feature that provides access to gallery of frequently-used actions with the touch of a button. Users can customize the gallery to execute a combination of operations in one click.

 

Quick Style set (n) -  A collection of formatting options (Quick Styles) that are designed to be used together.

 

Quick Styles (n) -  A feature that allows the user to select from a gallery of pre-defined formatting styles and apply them quickly to tables, text, charts, drawing objects and SmartArt graphics.

 

Quick Tabs (n) -  A user interface element that provides users with a quick and easy way to navigate across a large group of opened Web pages by providing the user with a visual representation of all of the opened thumbnails. Through this visualization, the user can easily spot and select a desired thumbnail.

 

Quick Tag Editor (n) -  A tool for quickly selecting and inserting HTML.

 

Quick Tag Tree (n) -  The hierarchical HTML tag structure of an opened HTML document that appears in a window docked beneath the quick tag selector.

 

Quick Text (PN) -  A keyboard functionality that enables the user to insert pre-written sentences, phrases, words, or characters instantly into a text box via a list option in the software input panel (SIP).

 

Quick Tour (n) -  An overview presentation of features that can be launched from within the program.

 

quick view (n) -  A view that provides one-click access to a subset of e-mail messages based on specific criteria, which include: flagged (messages that the customer has designated as requiring follow-up), photos (messages that contain photos), and social updates (messages that originate from a social networking service such as Facebook). quick view form (n) -  A mini form that shows up within the main form, so that users can create a new record for an entity without leaving the context of the current process.

 

Quick views (PN) -  The group label for the links that provide one-click access to a subset of e-mail messages based on specific criteria, such as flagged, containing photos, and from social networking services.

 

QuickTime (PN) -  Software components developed by Apple for creating, editing, publishing, and viewing multimedia content. QuickTime, which supports video, animation, graphics, 3-D, VR (virtual reality), MIDI, music, sound, and text, has been part of the Mac OS since version 7 of the operating system and is used in many Macintosh applications. Windows applications can also run QuickTime files but require the installation of special player software. QuickTime is often used on the Web to provide Web pages with video and animation. Most Web browsers support plug-ins for running these types of files. QuickTime is also part of the new MPEG-4 specification.

 

Quicktime  -  A video compression standard created by Apple, and the program which

 

displays such movies. Usually Quicktime files have the extension .MOV.

 

quiesce (v) -  To bring a form, service, server farm, or form template offline gradually by

 

not accepting new user sessions and allowing existing sessions to finish.

 

quiet answer (n) -  A telephone-answering protocol in which incoming calls are answered

 

with silence instead of a tone signal. Some telephone-switching systems use quiet

 

answering. These switching systems expect the caller to provide another phone number,

 

code, or extension after the quiet answer.

 

quiet hours (n) -  The timeframe a user specifies to suppress notifications from Windows. quiet hours (PN) -  A feature in Cortana's Notebook that enables the user to turn off call, text, and other notifications with options to let the inner circle get through.

 

quiet mode (n) -  The mode of a command-line application where it does not display confirmation messages or any other user interface items that normally appear on screen. The switch for quiet mode is typically ‘/q'.

 

quiet time (n) -  A timeframe someone specifies to suppress notifications from Windows Live Alerts.

 

quit (n) -  A command in many applications for exiting the program.

 

quiz (n) -  A test of knowledge that consists of a series of short questions, often in a multiple-choice format.

 

quorum (n) -  In a database mirroring session with a witness server, a relationship in which the servers that can currently communicate with each other arbitrate who owns the role of principal server.

 

quorum (n) -  For a failover cluster, the number of elements that must be online for a given cluster to continue running. The elements relevant in this context are nodes or, in some cases, a witness disk or witness file share.

 

quorum configuration (n) -  Settings in a failover cluster that determine the point at which too many failures will stop the cluster from running.

 

quorum disk (n) -  The cluster disk on which configuration data is maintained in the quorum log, cluster database checkpoint, and resource checkpoints. The quorum disk is managed by the quorum resource, which is usually a special kind of physical disk resource.

 

quorum log (n) -  The log where the quorum resource stores data. This data is maintained by the clustering software.

 

quorum mode (n) -  The WSFC quorum configuration in a failover cluster that determines the number of node failures that the cluster can sustain.

 

quorum resource (n) -  For a server cluster, the quorum-capable resource selected to maintain the configuration data necessary for recovery of the cluster. This data contains details of all of the changes that have been applied to the cluster database. The quorum resource is generally accessible to other cluster resources so that any cluster node has access to the most recent database changes. By default there is only one quorum resource per server cluster.

 

quota (n) -  A per-process limit on the use of system resources. For each process, the system sets limits on certain system resources that the process's threads can use, for example, the memory manager.

 

quota (n) -  A revenue objective specified as a monetary amount that has been assigned to a salesperson for a specified fiscal period.

 

quota (n) -  A per-user limit on cloud capacity usage.- A quota can consist of several dimensions such as CPUs, memory, storage, virtual machines, and so on. quota limit (n) -  The amount of disk space available to a user.

 

quota message (n) -  An e-mail message that is automatically sent by Microsoft Exchange to the owners of a mailbox or a public folder when a size limit, which is called a storage quota, for the mailbox or public folder has been exceeded or is at risk of being exceeded. quota point (n) -  The unit by which the virtual machine quota for a self-service user or group is calculated. Each new virtual machine can add zero or more quota points toward virtual machine quotas. The virtual machine template that is used to create the virtual machine determines how many quota points the virtual machine adds. Quota points only apply to the quota while a virtual machine is deployed.

 

quota template (n) -  A template that defines a space limit on the physical drive, the type of quota (hard or soft), and a set of notifications to be generated when the quota limit is being approached.

 

Quota Usage (n) -  A storage report that lists the quotas that exceed a certain disk space usage level. Use this report to quickly identify quotas that may soon be exceeded so that you can take the appropriate action.

 

quotation (n) -  A formal offer for products or services, proposed at specific prices and related payment terms.

 

quotation (n) -  An abstract representation of an F# expression that is created by bracketing an F# expression with the special symbols <@ and @> or <@@ and @@>, for example: <@ 1 + 1 @>.

 

quotation (n) -  A source document that documents an offer to supply a quantity of product for a specified price and by a specified date.

 

quotation currency unit (n) -  The currency unit in an exchange rate calculation. quotation management (n) -  The process of creating, adjusting, issuing, processing, and tracking a quotation from beginning, when customer information is collected, to ending, when the quotation is lost, canceled, or accepted.

 

quote (n) -  A formal offer for products or services, proposed at specific prices and related payment terms.

 

quoted identifier (n) -  An object in a database that requires the use of special characters (delimiters) because the object name does not comply with the formatting rules of regular identifiers.

 

QVGA (n) -  A video format that has 320 x 240 pixels, and a 1.33:1 aspect ratio. QWERTY  -  This term is used to describe a standard (Latin alphabet-based) keyboard. Why? Because the first six keys in the upper-left part of the keyboard spell out Q-W-E-R- T-Y. I suppose you could call it a QWERTYUIOP keyboard, but QWERTY is a lot easier to say.

 

qword (n) -  A data type consisting of a 64-bit unsigned integer.