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inactieve

Inactieve is a Dutch adjective meaning not active, inactive. It describes something that is not currently functioning, not in use, or not performing its usual role. The word is formed from the prefix in- added to actief (active).

In syntax, inactieve is the attributive form used before a noun; the corresponding predicative form is inactief

Common contexts for the term include information technology, where accounts, services, or devices can be described

See also: actief, inactiviteit, inactivatie.

(used
after
a
linking
verb).
For
example:
Het
apparaat
is
inactief.
In
attributive
position,
the
-e
ending
is
common
when
the
noun
is
definite
or
plural,
as
in
de
inactieve
gebruiker
or
de
inactieve
systemen.
The
choice
of
form
can
depend
on
the
determiner
and
number
of
the
noun.
as
inactief
or
inactieve
status;
in
project
or
process
management
to
indicate
a
task
that
is
not
currently
running.
In
science,
especially
chemistry
or
biology,
inactieve
(often
written
as
inactieve
stof
or
inactieve
verbinding)
may
refer
to
substances
or
conditions
that
are
non-reactive
or
inactive
under
specific
circumstances.
In
everyday
language,
inactieve
conveys
a
temporary
or
persistent
state
of
non-activity.