ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Microinteraction

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Microinteraction is a noun meaning (graphical user interface) Any very small-scale interaction between a user and the system they are using.

Meaning

(graphical user interface) Any very small-scale interaction between a user and the system they are using.

More Meanings

  1. (social sciences) A short social interaction.

Example Sentences

If our brisk urban life is no longer broken up by chats at the cash register or banter with the barman[…], if we lose the benefits of all those micro-interactions that we know make us feel more connected, is it not inevitable that isolation and disconnection will be greater?

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include micro-interaction, microgesture, microintervention, microfunction, microbehavior, micrographics.

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