interaction

Etymology

inter- + action

noun

  1. The situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another to produce a new effect; the effect resulting from such a situation or occurrence.
    Be aware of interactions between different medications.
    Such technologies will also “shape future human interaction with the machines we created,” he added. Audio (US) (file) 3 February 2019, “UN Study: China, US, Japan Lead World AI Development”, in Voice of America, archived from the original on 2019-02-07
    At the beginning of September South Western Railway withdrew its Class 442 EMUs from service due to a safety issue concerning interaction with lineside signals. 2019 October, “'442s' withdrawn due to signal interaction issues”, in Modern Railways, page 87
  2. A conversation or exchange between people.
    I enjoyed the interaction with a bunch of like-minded people.

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