activation
nounUK /ˌæktɪˈveɪʃn̩/ · US /ˌæktəˈveɪʃən/
Etymology From active or activate + -ation
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Making active and effective; bringing into a state of activity.
- Alarm activations cause the driver to have to stop the train - and in some cases walk back to reset it. The activations caused 1,032 minutes of delays and nine cancellations.2021 November 3, “Network News: GA suffers cancellations and delays caused by alarm activations”, in RAIL, number 943, page 17:
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Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics The process of making a radioisotope by bombarding a stable element with neutrons or protons.
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Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences The process by which molecules are made able to react.
- using shopper activation to convert shoppers into buyers
- Derived terms
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