Deactivation

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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