Dictionary definition(s) for: interactive system

• n., A system in which each user entry causes a response from or an action by the system, by virtue of automated reasoning based on data from its apparatus.
  Duranti, Luciana. "International Research on Permanent Authentic Records in Electronic Systems (InterPARES): Experiential, Interactive and Dynamic Records. Project Proposal." InterPARES 2. Also available online at http://interpares.org/display_file/InterPARES_2_detailed_proposal.pdf.
• n., An interactive system is a machine system which reacts in the moment, by virtue of automated reasoning based on data from its sensory apparatus. An Interactive Artwork is such a system which addresses artistic issues. A painting is an instance of representation. A film is a sequence of representations. Interactive artworks are not instances of representations, they are virtual machines which themselves produces instances of representation based on real-time outputs.
  [ Arts - Project and Focus-Specific Definitions of Interactive, Experiential, and Dynamic Systems Literature Survey and Discussion , Page: 9 ]
  Heger, Peggy. "Project and Focus-Specific Definitions of Interactive, Experiential, and Dynamic Systems: Literature Survey and Discussion." InterPARES 2. http://interpares.org/display_file/ip2(heger)_definitions_i-e-d_systems.pdf".