This is just an aside, but I think there is a some difference between acquiesce and quiesce. I suppose if your disks seem temperamental, the meanings might be equivalent.
The biggest difference being that acquiesce is an English word. I looked up 'quiesce' since I'd never heard of it, and it appears to be jargon. That's based on the observation that the search hits lead to technical discussions, and none to dictionaries. "Acquiesce" gives the opposite result. I'm going to guess that 'quiesce' derives from the desire to have a word that means "reaches its quiescent state", though what they're really seeking is a state where the system load is at a minimum, and the disks are not being accessed. There is an actual command by this name in IBM-dom, which suggests the term wasn't invented yesterday, and that in the minds of some DP or IP personnel, it's as good as a word.
Just thought I'd share, since I took the trouble to look it up. Anyone wants to research it deeper, go ahead.
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