Passive

Passive is the opposite of active. It has several specific meanings:

• Passive voice of a verb
• Passivation is the formation of a non-reactive surface film that inhibits further corrosion of a metal
• Passive components in electronics
• Passive mode in File Transfer Protocol
• Passive house, a standard for energy efficient buildings
• Emotional passivity is a form of submission to domination in relationship, and is not necessarily sexual in nature
• Social passivity is a form of submission to the dominant social forces and decisions makers whereby the subject gives up hope of being a cause for change
• The passive partner in a sexual activity
• "Passive" (song), by A Perfect Circle from their album eMOTIVe
• Not affecting physical matter
  • as in telepathy: see Psionics#Passive

See also

• Passivation

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