deactivator
Makes things stop
A deactivator is a device or agent that renders something inactive or inoperative.
Security deactivators disable anti-theft tags at store checkouts.
In broader use, anything that neutralizes or shuts down a system, mechanism, or process: The technician used a deactivator to disable the alarm.
The term appears in technical, security, and science fiction contexts.
Agent that slows reactions
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- antidoteSubstance neutralizing harmful agents
- neutralizerAgent that cancels effects
- reagentSubstance prompting chemical change
enzyme · substrate · compound · buffer · stabilizer · blocker · suppressant · quencher
Nullify by opposing force
- nullifyMake of no effect
- cancelRevoke or terminate
- negateCancel or disprove
- antidoteSubstance neutralizing harmful agents
offset · suppress · quench · disable · inhibit · block · destabilize · disrupt
Circuit-breaking toggle device
- remoteDistant or controller
- killswitchEmergency shutdown mechanism
- circuit breakerAutomatic power cutoff device
- toggleTwo-position switch
button · cutoff · disconnect · isolator · fuse · lever · panel · keypad
Explosive ordnance responders
- EODWorkday cutoff acronym
- defuserOne who disarms crises
- IEDMakeshift explosive weapon
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
landmine · disarming · neutralization · disposal · demining · controlled detonation · tripwire · booby trap
Urgent warning signal
- tagIdentifier or classifier
- sensorInput-detecting device
- retailSales to end users
- anti-theftDesigned to deter stealing
magnetic strip · RFID · checkpoint · shoplifting · merchandise · scanner · detector · badge
inhibitor
Agent that slows reactions
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- antidoteSubstance neutralizing harmful agents
- neutralizerAgent that cancels effects
reagent · enzyme · substrate · compound · buffer · stabilizer · blocker · suppressant · quencher · scavenger
counteract
Nullify by opposing force
antidote · offset · suppress · quench · disable · inhibit · block · destabilize · disrupt
switch
Circuit-breaking toggle device
- remoteDistant or controller
- killswitchEmergency shutdown mechanism
- circuit breakerAutomatic power cutoff device
toggle · button · cutoff · disconnect · isolator · fuse · lever · panel · keypad · relay
bomb squad
Explosive ordnance responders
explosive · landmine · disarming · neutralization · disposal · demining · controlled detonation · tripwire · booby trap · munitions
alarm
Urgent warning signal
anti-theft · magnetic strip · RFID · checkpoint · shoplifting · merchandise · scanner · detector · badge · access control
disable
Remove functional capacity
malware · firewall · license · DRM · crack · patch · registry · spyware · virus scanner · utility
- counteragentsantidote, antitoxin, antivenom, antiserum, counteractant
- blockersblocker, ad blocker, barrier, popup blocker, beta blocker
- neutralizersantacid, antidote, buffer, base, alkali
deactivatoractivator
Agent that initiates
stimulator · energizer · animator · vitalizer · galvanizer
deactivate, deactivated, deactivates, deactivation, deactivating, deactivations, deactivators