interactive English · revision 10322

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=1832|origins=en interact}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.tɪv/ ''(UK)''; /ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.tɪv/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[interact]], probably on the model of [[active]],^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) or from [[inter-]] and active.^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Acting upon or influencing each other: 1832.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Of a computer or other electronic device that lets the user respond and receive an immediate reply, it is from 1967,^(OED 1989) and ''interactively'' from 1970.^(OED 1989) Interactive television, in which the viewer's responses affect the programme, is a later sense.^(AHD)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1832 – acting on each other.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1967 – of a computer system.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1970 – interactively.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Acting or able to act upon each other.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Allowing two-way exchange of information between a user and a [[computer]] or other system.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[interactively]]

+ * [[interactivity]]

+ * [[noninteractive]]

+ * [[interactive fiction]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[interaction]]

+ * [[interact]]

+ * [[active]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}