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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

interactor en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌɪntəɹˈæktə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌɪntɚˈæktɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From interact + -or or inter- + actor.

Meanings

  1. One who interacts.
    • The “Zarfian Cruelty Scale” rates games as Merciful, Polite, Tough, Nasty, or Cruel. The scale describes how works of IF become unwinnable, especially how and when the interactor (here a player, and one trying to win) learns this. 2007, Jeremy Douglass, Command Lines, page 88:

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