Passive may refer to:
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Passive voice, a grammatical voice common in many languages, see also
Pseudopassive
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Passive language
A passive speaker (also referred to as a receptive bilingual or passive bilingual) is a category of speaker who has had enough exposure to a language in childhood to have a native-like comprehension of it, but has little or no active command of ...
, a language from which an interpreter works
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Passivity (behavior), the condition of submitting to the influence of one's superior
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Passive-aggressive behavior, resistance to following through with expectations in interpersonal or occupational situations
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Passive income, income resulting from cash flow received on a regular basis
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Passive immunity Passive immunity is the transfer of active humoral immunity of ready-made antibodies. Passive immunity can occur naturally, when maternal antibodies are transferred to the fetus through the placenta, and it can also be induced artificially, when hi ...
, the transfer of active humoral immunity
* Passive experience, observation lacking recipricol interaction; and wrought with delusion of control.
Science and technology
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Passivation (chemistry)
Passivation, in physical chemistry and engineering, refers to coating a material so it becomes "passive", that is, less readily affected or corroded by the environment. Passivation involves creation of an outer layer of shield material that is a ...
, process of making a material "passive" in relation to another material prior to using the materials together
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Passivity (engineering)
Passivity is a property of engineering systems, most commonly encountered in analog electronics and control systems. Typically, analog designers use ''passivity'' to refer to incrementally passive components and systems, which are incapable of p ...
a property of engineering systems, particularly in analog electronics and control systems
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Passive solar building design, which uses (or avoids) sunlight as an energy source without active mechanical systems
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Passive house, a standard for energy efficiency in buildings
* ''Passive mode'', in regard to how a data connection is established in
File Transfer Protocol
Entertainment
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"Passive" (song), by A Perfect Circle
See also
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Active (disambiguation)
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Vicarious (disambiguation)
Vicarious may refer to:
* Vicariousness, experiencing through another person
* Vicarious learning, observational learning
In law
* Vicarious liability, a term in common law
* Vicarious liability (criminal), a term in criminal law
Religion
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Surrogate (disambiguation)
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