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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Example Sentences

“How good were you at our explosives deactivation class?”

From Literature

In an earlier simulation, Anthropic showed that Claude and other AI models were at times willing to blackmail users—or even let an executive die in a hot server room—in order to avoid deactivation.

From The Wall Street Journal

"At this high temperature, the catalysts undergo two deactivation processes," Polo-Garzon said.

From Science Daily

Researchers also identified, studied and overcame the primary challenge, a deactivation caused by chemical buildup, that had been an obstacle for the other battery formulation.

From Science Daily

In contrast, the team discovered that deactivation is a one-step process: Levels of charged chemicals simply drop uniformly across the transistor, quickly interrupting the flow of current.

From Science Daily