interactive

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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}, {interactive}] [ant:
           {antagonistic}, {incompatible}]
    2: capable of acting on or influencing each other [syn:
       {interactional}, {interactive}]

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

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 (8 July 2008)

interactive

   <programming> 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)