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reactive

reactive

2 6.1
Software that responds quickly to events or continuous data
  • adjective
  • /riˈæktɪv/
  • Specialized
translation icon : reactivo
  • The software is designed to be reactive, quickly processing data as it comes in from multiple sources.
  • reactive extrusion
  • reactive extrusion process

So why is it easier to write something like this in your functional reactive programming rather than say, Java or right?

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Examples

  • Yet even with technological advances, many manufacturers still operate in what Simpson termed "reactive mode."

    Academic text (2005)
  • The need for reactive, bi-directional data flow was obvious in that domain.

    Blog text (8)
  • Some vendors noted that this would be especially true since embedded queries are reactive in nature.

    Academic text (2005)
  • In other words, purely reactive algorithms are sub-optimal in their myopia.

    Blog text (28)
  • Microsoft Open Technologies announced that it is open-sourcing Reactive Extensions, an asynchronous programming model for the cloud.

    Blog text (9)
  • At NCAUR, reactive extrusion of cornstarch begins with the flow of dry starch granules from a hopper into the extruder.

    Academic text (1994)
  • In a reactive system, changes occur automatically in response to user interactions.

  • The application uses reactive programming techniques to ensure it remains functional even under heavy load.

Synonyms

responsive
vsreactive
61 4.0

React quickly and helpfully to people and things

describes technical systems handling event streams in real time under heavy load

Antonyms

45 3.8

Not moving or changing over time

Compounds

C-reactive protein
  • Specialized
1 4.3

A protein made by the liver that rises in the blood as a sign of infection or inflammation

reactive depression
  • Specialized
6.9

A period of deep sadness and low energy after a stressful life event

A sudden mental illness that starts after strong stress and lasts a short time

How Reactive

real-time
  • Specialized
57 4.3
reactive
  • Specialized
2 6.1

Surface Forms

reactive positive

Morphology

reactive = react (semi-transparent) = re + act + ive

The general idea 'responding to events' is clear from 'react', but the computing sense is a specialized technical extension.

Etymology

Reactive comes from the parts re- 'again' and act 'to do', the same root found in action. So a reactive system 'acts back' to events or new data right away, which is why it stays fast and responsive.