Definition of Activation

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activation
n. turning on, making active, setting in motion

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Activation Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries

DOD Dictionary of Military Terms
activation
Order to active duty (other than for training) in the federal service. See also active duty; federal service. (JP 4-05)
  


Activation Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

WordNet 2.0
activation

Noun
1. stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical
(antonym) inactivation
(hypernym) stimulation
(hyponym) indweller
(derivation) activate
2. the activity of causing to have energy and be active
(synonym) energizing, activating
(hypernym) activity
(hyponym) electrification
3. making active and effective (as a bomb)
(antonym) deactivation, defusing
(hypernym) beginning, start, commencement
(derivation) activate

hEnglish - advanced version
activation

activation
n
1. stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical
2. the activity of causing to have energy and be active [syn: energizing, activating]


3. making active and effective (as a bomb) [ant: deactivation]


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Activation Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

NRC Nuclear Energy Glossary
Activation
The process of making a radioisotope by bombarding a stable element with neutrons or protons.


Activation Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

Big Dog's Leadership Page - Glossary
activation
The employment of a nonconstraint resource for the sake of keeping busy unrelated to whether it is useful in supporting system throughput.


Activation Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

JAVA (2EE-ENglos) ACRONIMS
activation
The process of transferring an enterprise bean from secondary storage to memory. (See passivation .)

Noman's Java(TM) Glossary
activation
The process of transferring an enterprise bean from secondary storage to memory. See also passivation.

Microsoft Windows Task List Programs Glossary by SRP
Activation
Activation.exe
(Microsoft)
Microsoft’s Activation module for their Windows XP and Microsoft Office XP/2002 products.
Recommendation :
Leave alone. We are not yet sure as to how exactly ACTIVATION.EXE works; however, given the problems one can run into with inactivated Windows XP / Office XP / Office 2002 products at the best of times, we do not recommend doing anything with this background task.


Activation Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries

Muscle Pain
Activation
stimulation of a receptor or neuron so that it starts firing action potentials or increases its discharge frequency.


Activation Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Activation
This article describes the natural science term. For "activation" as it refers to computer software, see product activation.
Activation in science generally refers to the process whereby something is prepared or excited for a subsequent reaction.

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