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comparative more active, superlative most active
Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives. examples
Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble. examples
In action; actually proceeding; working; in force
(specifically, of certain geological features, such as volcano, geysers, etc) Emitting hot materials, such as lava, smoke, or steam, or producing tremors. examples
Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy quotations examples
This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking. […] He was smooth-faced, and his fresh skin and well-developed figure bespoke the man in good physical condition through active exercise, yet well content with the world's apportionment.
1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company
Requiring or implying action or exertion examples
Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative examples
Brisk; lively. examples
Implying or producing rapid action. examples
(heading, grammar) About verbs.
Applied to a form of the verb; — opposed to passive. See active voice. examples
Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive. examples
Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state. examples
(computing, of source code) Eligible to be processed by a compiler or interpreter. quotations examples
I think it should be upgraded to Visual BASIC, but I'm no good at that. So maybe someone here would like to take a crack at it. There are only 40 lines of active code, plus a few REMs. About 100 BASIC commands altogether.
2006 December 24, David Williams, “satellite program”, in comp.lang.basic.visual.misc (Usenet)
Edge uses green text for comments. This makes it easier for you to quickly differentiate between active code and comments.
2012, Chris Grover, “Triggering Actions”, in Adobe Edge Preview 5: The Missing Manual, 3rd edition, Sebastopol: O'Reilly Media, page 98
(electronics) Not passive. examples
(gay sexual slang) (of a homosexual man) enjoying a role in anal sex in which he penetrates, rather than being penetrated by his partner.
plural actives
A person or thing that is acting or capable of acting. quotations examples
"Alumni could become more active in giving guidance and leadership to students. They act as sort of a 'maturity governor' on fraternities," notes Ratliff, citing surveys suggesting that fraternity actives presume mistakenly that alumni want hazing […]
1989, The Alcalde, volume 78, number 2, page 11
(electronics) Any component that is not passive. See Passivity (engineering). quotations examples
Components are split into two broad segments: actives and passives. Active components like the vacuum tube and the transistor contain the power to generate and alter electrical signals.
2013, David Manners, Hitchhikers' Guide to Electronics in the '90s, page 36