- the after part of the upper deck of a ship, usually reserved for officers
- U.S. Navy the part of the upper deck of a ship reserved for official ceremonies and as the station of the officer of the deck in port
Origin of quarterdeckso called because origin, originally half the length of the half deck
quarterdeck - Computer Definition
(Quarterdeck Corporation, Marina del Rey, CA) A pioneering software company, founded in 1983, that offered a variety of utilities, diagnostics, connectivity and Internet products for the PC and Macintosh. In the 1980s, with its popular QEMM and DESQview programs, Quarterdeck was the first software company to offer a serious, alternate operating environment for the DOS PC. In 1999, Quarterdeck was acquired and assimilated by Symantec.