Passive

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

• Passive voice of a verb
• Passive components in electronics
• Passive mode in File Transfer Protocol
• Passive house, a standard for energy efficient buildings
• 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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