English edit

Etymology edit

inter- +‎ active

Pronunciation edit

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

Adjective edit

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

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Noun edit

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).

French edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Adjective edit

interactive

  1. feminine singular of interactif