noun
definition
A person or thing that is acting or capable of acting.
definition
Any component that is not passive. See Passivity (engineering).
Examples of actives in a Sentence
This national force is divided into actives and reserves, the strength of the first being fixed by Congress, and all the rest, of unknown number, belong to the latter.
Creating enjoyable actives for seniors will make everyone feel great and contribute to a higher quality of life.
The provisions of the law, however, have never been enforced, and the actives or regular army are recruited by impressment rather than through conscription.
While we know that the actives will degrade quickly, it is always a good idea to thoroughly wash all fresh vegetables and fruits prior to eating.
The actives in the Earth-tone pest controls will not linger on fresh foods from the garden as long as these simple actions are followed.
While the EPA requires us to label these with proper precautions, the natural actives will degrade very quickly into harmless inert compounds.