interactive
/ɪntərˈaktɪv
/adjective
1(Of two people or things) influencing each other: fully sighted children in interactive play with others with defective vision...
- Roadcasting provides a set of methods to transform radio into a community-driven interactive medium.
- Presenter Hafsa Mossi will coordinate all interactive discussions from a studio in Nairobi.
- The museum also has a community fire safety room, with an interactive exhibit of a fire-damaged bedroom.
1.1Allowing a two-way flow of information between a computer and a computer-user; responding to a user’s input: a fully interactive map of the area...
- The campaign will also include radio and magazine advertising and an interactive firework safety computer game.
- They increase response times of interactive electronic devices, as well as with the internet.
- Centring on an interactive computer game, the project shows money worries can be eased with careful planning.
Derivatives
interactively
/ adverb ...- While I had it all laid out, I took a picture, and if you follow the link you can interactively explore what's in there.
- A virtual tour allows you to interactively move your mouse within an image to allow you to see a 360 degree view of a scene.
- There are many drama and art activities that help children engage interactively with the world of fiction.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from interact, on the pattern of active.