microinteraction

English

Alternative forms

• micro-interaction

Etymology

micro- +‎ interaction

Noun

microinteraction (plural microinteractions)

1. (graphical user interface) Any very small-scale interaction between a user and the system they are using.
2. (social sciences) A short social interaction.
   • 2020, Noreena Hertz, The Lonely Century, Hodder & Stoughton, →ISBN:

     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?