active — actively, adv. activeness, n. /ak tiv/, adj. 1. engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life. 2. being in a state of existence, progress, or motion: active hostilities. 3. involving physical effort … Universalium
Alarm management — is the application of human factors (or ergonomics as the field is referred to outside the U.S.) along with instrumentation engineering and systems thinking to manage the design of an alarm system to increase its usability. Most often the major… … Wikipedia
Active fire protection — (AFP) is an integral part of fire protection. AFP is characterised by items and/or systems, which require a certain amount of motion and response in order to work, contrary to passive fire protection.AFP falls into two categories1. Fire… … Wikipedia
active — ac|tive [ æktıv ] adjective *** ▸ 1 doing many activities ▸ 2 making something happen ▸ 3 operating/working ▸ 4 of a volcano ▸ 5 producing a reaction ▸ 6 in grammar 1. ) someone who is active does a lot of different activities and has a lot of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
active — 1 adjective 1 DOING THINGS always doing things or ready to do things, especially physical activities: We had an active holiday, sailing, swimming and water skiing. | She may be over 80, but she s still very active! 2 IN AN ORGANIZATION involved… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
active */*/*/ — UK [ˈæktɪv] / US adjective 1) someone who is active does a lot of different activities and has a lot of energy and interests People are remaining active into later life. meditation techniques to keep the mind active and alert a) very involved in… … English dictionary
active — 01. The kids must be really hungry; they ve been [active] all day with one thing or another. 02. The road to the forest was blockaded by [activists] trying to stop the logging company from cutting down the centuries old trees. 03. Political… … Grammatical examples in English
Medical alarm — A medical alarm is an alarm system designed to signal the presence of a hazard requiring urgent attention and to summon emergency medical personnel. Other terms for a medical alarm are Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) or medical alert.… … Wikipedia
Burglar alarm — Silent alarm redirects here. For the album, see Silent Alarm (album). Burglar (or intrusion), fire and safety alarms are all electronic today. Sensors are connected to a control unit via a low voltage hardwire or narrowband RF signal which is… … Wikipedia
Manual fire alarm activation — Single action pull station. A manual call point in the UK … Wikipedia
Fire alarm notification appliance — A Wheelock MT 24 LSM electronic fire alarm horn and strobe. A fire alarm notification appliance is an active fire protection component. A notification appliance may use audible, visible, or other stimuli to alert the occupants of a fire or other… … Wikipedia
