interactive
Americanadjective
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acting one upon or with the other.
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of or relating to a two-way system of electronic communications, as by means of television or computer.
interactive communications between families using two-way cable television.
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(of a computer program or system) interacting with a human user, often in a conversational way, to obtain data or commands and to give immediate results or updated information.
For many years airline reservations have been handled by interactive computer systems.
noun
adjective
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allowing or relating to continuous two-way transfer of information between a user and the central point of a communication system, such as a computer or television
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(of two or more persons, forces, etc) acting upon or in close relation with each other; interacting
Other Word Forms
- interactively adverb
- interactivity noun
- noninteractive adjective
Example Sentences
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It has played countless elementary schools, children’s hospitals, civic events and theme parks with interactive songs that teach musical concepts and life lessons.
From Los Angeles Times
He focuses on how new technologies can change the way the Journal tells stories and has built tools to transform reporting with 3D graphics, interactive mapping and complex data.
Tumors exist within a highly interactive environment made up of many different cell types, all influencing one another.
From Science Daily
At our latest interactive exhibition, Senses Unwrapped at Coal Drops Yard in London’s King’s Cross, people can discover for themselves how their senses work and why they don’t work as we think they do.
From Science Daily
McCord’s photograph is part of a larger interactive installation that includes a “visual diary” guests can flip through featuring photographs of her life over the decades paired with handwritten diary entries from 1977 to 2021.
From Los Angeles Times
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