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The phrase "activates on" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are describing a trigger or condition that causes something to start functioning or to be engaged.
Example: "The alarm activates on detecting any movement within the designated area."
Alternatives: "triggers upon" or "starts when".
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The sensor activates on contact with stomach acids and then starts relaying clinical health data to a replaceable patch worn on the patient's torso.
Aircraft also carry an Emergency Location Transmitter (ELT) device which has its own battery pack, activates on contact with water and cannot be switched off manually, he said.
The material's chemistry activates on impact to help plug a hole or leak to repair the craft potentially within less than a second.
The redox couples of K4[Fe CN 6]/K3[Fe(CN)6] (1 1) were used to enhance and exhibit the electronic activates on the nanoCA surface.
As soon as the "port out" completes, the phone number activates on an attacker's SIM card, and the hacker can send and receive messages and make calls as if they were the person they just hacked.
While its translucency makes it blend seamlessly with the hand, a selection of text color options and a glow feature that activates on command make it easy to read".
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The system can either replace all your comments (starting from nothing), or only be activated on new posts.
But of the eligible households, only about a third have paid for the ability to activate on-demand video.
The device is meant to be set up beforehand and simply activated on-site.
Once it activates, turn on iTunes.
The Parisian pollution warning service was activated on 11 March.
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