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Definition of "interactive" []

  • Acting or capable of acting on each other. (adjective)
  • Computer Science Of or relating to a program that responds to user activity. (adjective)
  • Of, relating to, or being a form of television entertainment in which the signal activates electronic apparatus in the viewer's home or the viewer uses the apparatus to affect events on the screen, or both. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "interactive" in a sentence
  • "The word "interactive" kept standing out for me here."
  • "Mr. Winston says the new pedestrian plaza may also be driving the interest in interactive ads."
  • ""The iPhone application joins our existing Android app to offer a paradigm shift in interactive dating," said Andrew Weinreich, CEO of meetMoi."