activation lock
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
Activation lock.—The term "activation lock" means a control mechanism (either a physical device directly on the water heater or a control system integrated into the water heater) that is locked by default and contains a physical, software, or digital communication that must be activated with an activation key to enable the product to operate at its designed specifications and capabilities and without which activation the product will provide not greater than 50 percent of the rated first hour delivery of hot water certified by the manufacturer.
Source
- 2015–present42 U.S.C. § 6295The Public Health and Welfare · Energy conservation standards · under this subchapter
The term “activation lock” means a control mechanism (either a physical device directly on the water heater or a control system integrated into the water heater) that is locked by default and contains a physical, software, or digital communication that must be activated with an activation key to enable the product to operate at its designed specifications and capabilities and without which activation the product will provide not greater than 50 percent of the rated first hour delivery of hot water certified by the manufacturer.
Source
- 2015–202242 U.S.C. § 6295The Public Health and Welfare · Energy conservation standards · under this subchapter