interactive computing

Action-to-request mapping

Record accepted inputs, their interpretation in the current context, and how acceptance or rejection is communicated.

1. Which user actions supply computational input, and how does the current mode or focus change their meaning? definition
2. What observable response distinguishes accepted input from ignored or rejected input? measurement

Continuing user influence

Establish which responses let the user revise, extend, or redirect the ongoing activity.

1. After receiving a response, what can the user change about subsequent computation? action
2. Which parts of the activity support continuing interaction, and which are submitted jobs whose execution cannot be influenced? boundary

Observable response milestones

Record task-specific timing expectations against defined response events rather than assuming one universal interactivity threshold.

1. What are the measured delays from input to acknowledgement, useful feedback, and completion under the intended workload? measurement
2. What task requirement or user evidence establishes acceptable delay at each milestone? provenance

Pending input and result order

Record whether new actions queue, replace, or overlap earlier work and how outdated responses are handled.

1. What happens when another input arrives before the previous request completes? definition
2. How can an agent determine whether a displayed response belongs to the current request or an earlier one? action

Inspectable interaction context

Identify consequential state such as selected objects, command environment, active modes, and partially entered requests.

1. Which retained values, selections, modes, or prior results can change what the next input does? definition
2. How can an agent inspect or establish that context before acting? action

Resumption state reconciliation

Record what survives interruption and how the participant resolves uncertainty about work that may have continued.

1. Which working state and pending computations survive suspension, disconnection, or session termination? boundary
2. Before retrying or resuming, how can the agent establish whether the last request completed or produced partial effects? action

Interruption semantics

Distinguish pausing execution, requesting cancellation, and confirming that processing has stopped.

1. At which stages can the user pause, cancel, or redirect computation, and what continues after each intervention? action
2. What observable evidence confirms that an intervention took effect? measurement

Correction and reversal boundaries

Record how input can be repaired and which effects can be undone, repeated safely, or compensated.

1. How can the user correct an invalid or unintended input while preserving useful working context? action
2. Which completed effects support undo or compensation, and which remain after the visible interface is reset? boundary

Execution coupling

Identify the computation behind each interaction and whether it continues independently of the interface.

1. Which process or service executes the request, and what links its status to the response shown to the user? relation
2. Does closing or losing the interface stop computation, detach from it, or leave its condition uncertain? boundary

Preview-to-committed effect

Distinguish exploration and staged changes from actions that commit effects under the participant's authority.

1. Which interaction step commits an effect, and what evidence distinguishes a preview, an accepted request, and a completed change? boundary
2. What authority or user instruction permits the agent to perform that committing action? action

Check these first

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1. Which of these check these first hold for the sense of interactive computing this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Kinds and varieties

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1. Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of interactive computing this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Standards and regulation

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1. Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of interactive computing this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Real-world use

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1. Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of interactive computing this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Typical measurements

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1. Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of interactive computing this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Failure modes and hazards

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1. Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of interactive computing this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart

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1. Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of interactive computing this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance