activatable
Able to start
Activatable describes something capable of being activated or switched on.
The term appears most often in technical contexts—software features, chemical compounds, or devices that can be triggered under certain conditions: The card has an activatable chip for contactless payment.
Something activatable is dormant until deliberately engaged.
What initiates action
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- buttonDisc through a hole
- sensorInput-detecting device
- toggleTwo-position switch
lever · dial · keypad · actuator · relay · solenoid · latch · valve
Made ready beforehand
prepared · standby · on-call · available · accessible · enabled · unlocked · operational
Inactive but capable
- latentPresent but inactive
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- untappedNot yet utilized
- unrealizedNot made actual
inactive · quiescent · nascent · incipient · embryonic · standby · idle · sleeping
Tending to respond
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- adaptiveAble to change accordingly
- adjustableAble to be changed
- configurableAble to be adjusted
programmable · dynamic · flexible · modifiable · controllable · tunable · variable · receptive
trigger
What initiates action
toggle · lever · dial · keypad · actuator · relay · solenoid · latch · valve · circuit
primed
Made ready beforehand
ready · prepared · standby · on-call · available · accessible · enabled · unlocked · operational · functional
dormant
Inactive but capable
unrealized · inactive · quiescent · nascent · incipient · embryonic · standby · idle · sleeping · suspended
reactive
Tending to respond
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- adaptiveAble to change accordingly
- adjustableAble to be changed
configurable · programmable · dynamic · flexible · modifiable · controllable · tunable · variable · receptive · amenable
activatableinert
Inactive, physically or chemically
disabled · deactivated · non-functional · inoperable · always-on
action, active, activity, actual, agile, activate, deactivate, activated, activation