interactive

From inter- +‎ active.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɪn.təˈɹæk.tɪv/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ɪn.tɚˈæk.tɪv/
• Rhymes: -æktɪv

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) Offering or involving interaction with the user.

   an interactive digital map with zoom and pan features

• interaction
• interactivity

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^[1]:

     The show includes computer interactives, animation, models and live parakeets (for an exercise in species identification).

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

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interactive

1. feminine singular of interactif