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Adjektiivi

1. Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.
2. Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble.
3. In action; actually proceeding; working; in force
4. (specifically, of certain geological features, such as volcano, geysers, etc) Emitting hot materials, such as lava, smoke, or steam, or producing tremors.
5. Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy
6. Requiring or implying action or exertion
7. Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative
8. Brisk; lively.
9. Implying or producing rapid action.
10. (heading, grammar) About verbs.
11. Applied to a form of the verb; — opposed to passive. See active voice.
12. Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.
13. Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.
14. (computing, of source code) Eligible to be processed by a compiler or interpreter.
15. (electronics) Not passive.
16. (gay sexual slang) (of a homosexual man) enjoying a role in anal sex in which he penetrates, rather than being penetrated by his partner.

Substantiivi

1. A person or thing that is acting or capable of acting.
2. (electronics) Any component that is not passive. See Passivity (engineering).