passive
Definition 1
Not actively participating in an activity by choice, such as a passive or sleeping partner.
Definition 2
Substance rendered inactive, inert, or unreactive through passivation.
Definition 3
Device (such as transponder) that only reflects a signal, or transmits a signal only upon receiving a command.
Definition 4
Component (such as a cable or pipe) or device (such as a heat exchanger or radiator) that has no moving parts and requires no energy input to perform its function.
passive is in the Data Management, Communications, & Networks, Entrepreneurship, Management, & Leadership, Industries, Manufacturing, & Technology and Material & Occupational Safety subjects.
passive appears in the definitions of the following terms:
gestalt theory,
personal income,
passive component,
indexing,
heat sink,
portfolio investment,
transponder,
cathodic protection,
connivance,
passive loss
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