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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

activation

noun

1: stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical [ant: {inactivation}]

2: the activity of causing to have energy and be active [syn: {energizing}, {activating}]

3: making active and effective (as a bomb) [ant: {deactivation}]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

activation \activation\ n.

1. the process of making active.

Syn: energizing, activating [WordNet 1.5

2. making active and effective (as a bomb).

Note: certain devices, as bombs or artillery shells, are designed to be unable to operate until a specific action (activation or arming) is taken to make them operable. [WordNet 1.5]
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