Activation
Activation noun - Making active and effective (as a bomb).
Start and activation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Start" instead a noun "Activation".
Start
Start noun - The point at which something begins.
Activation and start are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Activation" instead a noun "Start".
Both words in one sentence
- The Batarians became a rogue state 200 years before the start of the series after conflict with the Asari, instead of only recently abandoning the Citadel conventions after conflict with humanity, and the Citadel Council has modified their laws regarding the activation of dormant Mass Relays.
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Due to the activation of the data several demons begin to remember their past and start to dominate their human self until they take complete control.
Source: Video Game / Digital Devil Saga - Regular excavation follow an AABC cycle of rewards similar to defense, only you have to protect extractors for 100 seconds of activation to get rewards, and they still start at 50 seconds and thus need at least 3 power cells to get you rewards.
Source: Hold the Line
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