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noun

activation n.

The process of making active.

Synonyms: energizing, activating

Making active and effective (as a bomb). Note: certain devices, as bombs or artillery shells, are designed to be unable to operate until a specific action (activation or arming) is taken to make them operable.

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Etymology of 'Activation'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Activation" Quotes from Famous Books

... or Repair. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 106, it is not an infringement for the owner or lessee of a machine to make or authorize the making of a copy of a computer program if such copy is made solely by virtue of the activation of a machine that lawfully contains an authorized copy of the computer program, for purposes only of maintenance or repair of that ...

— Copyright Law of the United States of America and Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code, Circular 92 • Library of Congress. Copyright Office.

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