deactivation

2 definitions found

deactivation - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  deactivation \de*ac`ti*va"tion\, n.
     The act or process of deactivating.
     [PJC]

deactivation - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  deactivation
      n 1: breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)
           [syn: deactivation, inactivation]
      2: the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)
         [syn: deactivation, defusing] [ant: activation]