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title: Interaction
url: 'https://www.twelvetone.tv/docs/operating-systems/medusa/specification/interaction'
markdown: 'https://www.twelvetone.tv/docs/operating-systems/medusa/specification/interaction.md'
date: '2026-09-25'
description: 'Medusa defines a system of interacton between components.'
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  category:
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[](#)  [ Home ](https://www.twelvetone.tv/docs/)     [ Operating Systems ](https://www.twelvetone.tv/docs/operating-systems)     [ Medusa ](https://www.twelvetone.tv/docs/operating-systems/medusa)     [ Specification ](https://www.twelvetone.tv/docs/operating-systems/medusa/specification)      Interaction    

# Interaction

This product is in *beta state*. 
It is available to registered beta testers only.

Medusa defines a system of interacton between components.

### Triggers

[Triggers](https://www.twelvetone.tv/docs/operating-systems/medusa/specification/interaction/triggers)

Triggers specifiy the parameters that result in an event dispatched to an action.

### Initiators

[Initiators](https://www.twelvetone.tv/docs/operating-systems/medusa/specification/interaction/initiators)

Initiators are the entities that trigger events.

### Events

[Events](https://www.twelvetone.tv/docs/operating-systems/medusa/specification/interaction/events)

Events contain the information sent when a [trigger](https://www.twelvetone.tv/docs/operating-systems/medusa/specification/interaction/events/triggers) is activated.

### Actions

[Actions](https://www.twelvetone.tv/docs/operating-systems/medusa/specification/interaction/actions)

An action specifies the scope, behavior, and handling of an event initiated by a [trigger](https://www.twelvetone.tv/docs/operating-systems/medusa/specification/interaction/actions/triggers).

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## Navigation

- Parent: [Specification](https://www.twelvetone.tv/docs/operating-systems/medusa/specification.md)
- Children:
  - [Triggers](https://www.twelvetone.tv/docs/operating-systems/medusa/specification/interaction/triggers.md)
  - [Initiators](https://www.twelvetone.tv/docs/operating-systems/medusa/specification/interaction/initiators.md)
  - [Events](https://www.twelvetone.tv/docs/operating-systems/medusa/specification/interaction/events.md)
  - [Actions](https://www.twelvetone.tv/docs/operating-systems/medusa/specification/interaction/actions.md)