mixed initiative

noun

A computer-human interaction in which either the computer or the human can take initiative and decide what to do next.

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Meanings

nounmixed initiative (plural mixed initiatives)

plural mixed initiatives

  1. computingA computer-human interaction in which either the computer or the human can take initiative and decide what to do next.
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APA

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