Number of times one amount is contained in another; ratio of two numbers. quotient, n the number of times one amount is contained in another. quotient. a number obtained by division. the heat evolved (in calories) divided by the oxygen consumed (in milligrams) in a metabolic process. see respiratory quotient.
Definition - What does Visual Basic Script (VBScript) mean? Visual Basic Script (VBScript) is a component-based scripting language developed by Microsoft. It is a light version of Visual Basic with a fast interpreter for use on Microsoft platforms. VBScripts use the Component Object Model (COM) to access the features of the environment where they are running.
Visual Basic .NET. Visual Basic .NET (VB.NET) is a multi-paradigm, object-oriented programming language, implemented on the .NET Framework. Microsoft launched VB.NET in 2002 as the successor to its original Visual Basic language. Although the .NET portion of the name was dropped in 2005, this article uses Visual Basic [.NET] to refer to all Visual Basic languages releases since 2002, in order to distinguish between them and the classic Visual Basic.