Is there a difference between an active state and activated state? For example, if I activate an item, will it become active or activated? Does it depend on the context? How?

May 2, 2019 · What adjective can you use to say that something can be activated or enabled? (Something akin to "active-able" or "enable-able", which are not recognized words.) "You can …

Despite having heard enough times already that upon is an archaic version of the on preposition, I'm still struggling to thoroughly understand its meaning and usage. In the quoted sentence, woul...

Jul 19, 2018 · I'm working on a page that shows a card that has not yet been activated, but I need something shorter to describe the card state. "Disabled" would not be applicable because the card …

While researching a computer game, I came across the terms “voice controlled” and “voice activated”. What is the difference between them?

This is a very simple question, yet I did not find anybody that could give me a satisfactory answer. I would say “go by foot”, but it seems that “go on foot” is used more often. Which one is right...

Dec 10, 2010 · Gotcha actually has several meanings. All of them can be derived from the phrase of which this is a phonetic spelling, namely " [I have] got you". Literally, from the sense of got = "caught, …

May 18, 2012 · I was wondering whether 'updation' is correct English or not. Sample sentence: I was involved in the updation of the website.

Aug 25, 2011 · For most people, however, daemon is just a computer term. The only entry in the OED for daemon is: A program (or part of a program), esp. within a Unix system, which runs in the …

Aug 28, 2014 · As others have specified, the word by is generally synonymous with no later than when referring to a date or time. However, it is important to note (and this is why I am adding another …