interactive
adjective
- (of two or more entities) influencing or having an effect on each other, associating with others, being both responsive and receptive
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.tɪv/ / /ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.tɪv/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvusbor. Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active English interactive From inter- + active.
- 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”
- Offering or involving interaction with the user.
“an interactive digital map with zoom and pan features”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvusbor. Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active English interactive From inter- + active.
- A feature (as in a museum) that can be interacted with.
“The show includes computer interactives, animation, models and live parakeets (for an exercise in species identification).”