interactive

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English

Etymology

From inter- +‎ active.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɪn.təˈɹæk.tɪv/
    • Audio (UK):(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɪn.tɚˈæk.tɪv/
  • Rhymes: -æktɪv

Adjective

interactive (comparative more interactive, superlative most interactive)

  1. Interacting with or communicating with and reacting to each other; influencing or having an effect on each other; acting or capable of acting on each other or with the other.
    interactive teaching methods
    two interactive systems
  2. (computer science) Responding to the user.
    interactive user interface

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

interactive (plural interactives)

  1. A feature (as in a museum) that can be interacted with.
    • 2009 June 26, Laurel Graeber, “Spare Times: For Children”, in New York Times‎:
      The show includes computer interactives, animation, models and live parakeets (for an exercise in species identification).

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁak.tiv/ ~ /ɛ̃.te.ʁak.tiv/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

interactive

  1. feminine singular of interactif
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