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interaction
A reciprocal action, communication, or mutual influence between two or more people, groups, or systems.
Die soziale Interaktion in der Gruppe war sehr positiv und konstruktiv.
The social interaction in the group was very positive and constructive.
interaction
In the field of computer science, the communication and exchange of commands and information between a user and a computer system.
Die neue Benutzeroberfläche vereinfacht die Interaktion mit der Software erheblich.
The new user interface greatly simplifies interaction with the software.
The word comes from Latin. The prefix 'inter-' means 'between' and 'Aktion' (action) means 'action'. An 'Interaktion' (interaction) is therefore literally an 'action between' two or more parties.
Die Interaktion zwischen den Abteilungen muss verbessert werden.
The interaction between the departments needs to be improved.
If you know 'Interaktion' (interaction), you can also easily understand and use the verb 'interagieren' (to interact with each other) and the adjective 'interaktiv' (interactive, based on interaction).
Die Kinder interagieren gut miteinander.
The children interact well with each other.
To name the people or systems involved, 'Interaktion' (interaction) is often combined with the prepositions 'zwischen' (between, with dative plural) or 'mit' (with, with dative).
Die Interaktion zwischen Lehrer und Schülern ist entscheidend für den Lernerfolg.
The interaction between teacher and students is crucial for learning success.
In a social context, 'Interaktion' (interaction) is often combined with adjectives such as 'sozial' (social), 'menschlich' (human), or 'persönlich' (personal). Common phrases are also 'in Interaktion treten' (to enter into interaction) or 'in Interaktion stehen' (to be in interaction).
Für Kinder ist die soziale Interaktion im Kindergarten sehr wichtig.
For children, social interaction in kindergarten is very important.
You can recognize the technical meaning from words from the field of computer science. Terms such as 'Benutzer' (user), 'Software' (software), 'System' (system), 'Computer' (computer), or 'Benutzeroberfläche' (user interface) clearly point to interaction with a machine.
Die Interaktion des Benutzers mit dem Programm ist sehr intuitiv gestaltet.
The user's interaction with the program is designed to be very intuitive.
communication
Kommunikation (communication) and Interaktion (interaction) describe an exchange between people or systems. Kommunikation can also mainly go in one direction. Interaktion, on the other hand, requires both sides to act or respond to each other.
In der Besprechung entstand durch Fragen und Antworten eine direkte Interaktion zwischen Leitung und Team.
Questions and answers created direct interaction between management and the team during the meeting.
Die Kommunikation der neuen Regeln erfolgte durch eine Rundmail der Leitung.
The new rules were communicated in a mass email from management.
