Is there a difference between an active state and activated state? For example, if I activate an item, will it become active or activated? Does it depend on the context? How?

While researching a computer game, I came across the terms “voice controlled” and “voice activated”. What is the difference between them?

May 2, 2019 · What adjective can you use to say that something can be activated or enabled? (Something akin to "active-able" or "enable-able", which are not recognized words.) "You can …

Jul 19, 2018 · I'm working on a page that shows a card that has not yet been activated, but I need something shorter to describe the card state. "Disabled" would not be applicable because the …

May 18, 2012 · I was wondering whether 'updation' is correct English or not. Sample sentence: I was involved in the updation of the website.

Dec 10, 2010 · Gotcha actually has several meanings. All of them can be derived from the phrase of which this is a phonetic spelling, namely " [I have] got you". Literally, from the sense of got = …

Dec 16, 2010 · I'm in the "on-time" camp when it comes to describing, for example, delivering something by the deadline. Is this the correct usage?

Despite having heard enough times already that upon is an archaic version of the on preposition, I'm still struggling to thoroughly understand its meaning and usage. In the quoted sentence, …

Sep 20, 2011 · What is this type of word called: Mr., Ms., Dr.? In the document I am using, it is referred to as the "prefix", but I don't think that is correct.

Oct 16, 2020 · 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 …