The phrase "actuated or not" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are discussing whether something has been activated or set in motion.
Example: "The system will determine if the mechanism was actuated or not before proceeding with the next steps."
Alternatives: "activated or not" or "triggered or not".
Besides that, it is also noticeable that the Spider requires two hands to be actuated, or at least to move the hand from one side of the instrument to the other, losing control of the instrument during this process.
"We actually plan on mounting a camera behind the sprayer so that it follows the sprayer up and down, and hence can use image processing to make decisions about whether to actuate the spray or not.
This paper describes the design and detection of mechanically actuated micro whistles not equipped with any electronics.
The major advantage of DPIs is that since they are breath actuated, they do not need any coordination between activation and inhalation [ 14].
As buildings with a high ceiling clearance are becoming increasingly common, making proper assessments of whether or not the ceiling sprinklers would actuate becomes very critical to designing adequate fire protection systems for such buildings.
The range of pyrotechnic devices encompasses all components and assemblies that contain or are operated or actuated by propellants or explosives.
The patients may have taken multiple doses at the same time, or patients may have actuated their inhaler but not taken the medication.
Not so quick: the car's electrically actuated parking brake would not release without battery power, and hooking the car's 12-volt charging post behind the front grille to the tow truck's portable charger would not release the brake.
Keanu's high-energy killing spree isn't actuated by greed or fear of diminished professional status, or even dissatisfaction with the way he has been treated by his fellow hoodlums.
In writing to Osborn about the articles, he laughed at the outcome, saying, "It will now rest largely with you whether or not I am supposed to be a liar and am actuated by jealousy and disappointment.
