Inactivation vs. Deactivation

Inactivationnoun

The process of rendering something inactive.

Deactivationnoun

The act of deactivating something, such as a bomb.

Inactivationnoun

The act or process of inactivating.

Deactivationnoun

The act or process of deactivating.

Inactivationnoun

the process of rendering inactive;

‘the gene inactivation system’; ‘thermal inactivation of serum samples’;

Deactivationnoun

breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)

Inactivationnoun

breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)

Deactivationnoun

the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)