The term active can refer to various issues according to the context and the use that is given to it.
In general terms, the term active supposes action, effectively opposing everything that shows some level of passivity .
It is usual that people in the most common use who observe the word, use it as an adjective to describe or speak of the efficiency, speed and readiness with which a person moves or acts . An individual who stands out in his work for the speed with which he solves the issues that are presented to him or those people who despite age or some other circumstance are agile, the common people use the term active to account for this situation.
Meanwhile and at the behest of accounting , the set of tangible or intangible assets owned by a company will be called an asset . Likewise, assets will be considered to be those assets that in the future have a significant probability of becoming a real economic benefit, enjoying per se the benefits that the exploitation of those assets report. Of course, these will vary according to the type of company, its size, among other issues. Machinery, buildings, tools, land, accounts receivable, furniture, are some of the assets that a company can have.
On the other hand, in recent years and as a consequence of the loss of taboo that surrounds the topic of homosexuality in the world, the active term was extended, adopting a new use in relation to this sexual orientation, since that is how it calls that that in a homosexual type sexual relationship he is in charge of penetrating his partner .