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deactivation

American  
[dee-ak-tuhv-ay-shuhn] / diˌæk təvˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

plural

deactivations

  1. the act, process, or result of deactivating something.

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My DX voltage is lovely—except—oh, Frank—my memory tape—the last it records is—" "Deactivation.

From The Love of Frank Nineteen by Knight, David Carpenter

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