- single word requests - Something that can be activated enabled . . .
: capable of being activated (source: Merriam-Webster) fits the bill Wiktionary lists activatable which is a more regular way to decline 'to activate', but more reputable dictionaries don't list it Still, I think it will be understood too
- Active or activated? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
In most simple terms, active is a state, while activated is how it got there The former is a mere description of the things as they are, the latter reminds us that there was an action that had an agent When something is activated, someone went and made it active Compare to open vs opened
- Difference between was already and has already been
Both sentences are in the passive voice, meaning they use indirect construction The only difference between them is that between the "present perfect tense" and the "preterit tense "
- Meaning of by when used with dates - inclusive or exclusive
If, in a contract fr example, the text reads: "X has to finish the work by MM-DD-YYYY", does the "by" include the date or exclude it? In other words, will the work delivered on the specified date
- Why is the term depressed often used to describe a button which is . . .
There are two types of mechanically activated switches in the electronic and electrical industry Type A is where the switch remains stucked indefinitely at a lower position even after releasing your fingers from it and type B is a push( downwards of course)- to -on type where the switch bounces back( upwards of course) to its original position
- grammaticality - on the link, in the link, or at the link . . .
The instructions are revealed by the internal routines when the link is activated (or "opened" to reveal the instructions) From this perspective I prefer "Follow the instructions in the link mentioned above "
- On short notice vs At short notice - English Language Usage Stack . . .
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- Is there any word that comes in between active inactive?
I would agree with this in colloquial use However, by the definition alone, one could be active periodically (attend one meeting a week), periodically active (very active in June, completely inactive in July, very active in August, completely inactive in September), or even inactive but still attend periodically (per the OP definition, attendance once per year on the first day of spring would
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