Interactive

3 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  interactive
       adj 1: used especially of drugs or muscles that work together so
              the total effect is greater than the sum of the two
              (or more) [syn: {synergistic}] [ant: {antagonistic}]
       2: capable of acting on or influencing each other [syn: {interactional}]



From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  INTERACTIVE
       
          A network simulation language.
       
          ["Design and Implementation of a Pascal Based Interactive
          Network Simulation Language", R. Lakshmanan, PhD Thesis,
          Oakland U, Rochester MI 1983].
       
          (1995-01-12)
       
       

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  interactive
       
           A term describing a program whose input and
          output are interleaved, like a conversation, allowing the
          user's input to depend on earlier output from the same run.
       
          The interaction with the user is usually conducted through
          either a text-based interface or a {graphical user interface}.
          Other kinds of interface, e.g. using {speech recognition}
          and/or {speech synthesis}, are also possible.
       
          This is in contrast to {batch} processing where all the input
          is prepared before the program runs and so cannot depend on
          the program's output.
       
          (1996-06-21)