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Interactionson is a term used in information science and social computing to describe the aggregate dynamics of interactions that occur across agents, devices, and contexts within a system. It seeks to understand how individuals and automated agents exchange information, negotiate meaning, and influence each other's states through ongoing feedback loops. The concept foregrounds multi-channel exchanges and the temporal structure of interactions, including when and in what sequence exchanges occur.

Core dimensions of interactionson include channels (such as text, voice, gesture, or programmatic signals), timing and sequence, reciprocity, and network position. By analyzing these dimensions, researchers examine how interaction patterns relate to outcomes such as coordination, learning, diffusion of ideas, and collective decision making.

Methodologically, interactionson combines data collection from interaction logs, sensor streams, and surveys with techniques from network analysis, sequential pattern mining, and agent-based modeling. Researchers construct interaction graphs or interaction sequences to identify motifs, central actors, and feedback structures that sustain or dampen dynamics.

Applications are diverse and include design and evaluation of collaborative platforms, analysis of online communities, human–computer interaction, and the orchestration of multi-agent systems in robotics or smart environments.

Challenges include preserving privacy, mitigating bias in data, ensuring interpretability of models, and addressing ethical considerations when inferring behavior from interactions. Data quality, sampling gaps, and measurement reliability also affect conclusions drawn in interactionson analyses.

See also: human–computer interaction, social network analysis, interaction design, multi-agent systems.