feedback loop

American  

noun

Computers, Electronics.

1. the path by which some of the output of a circuit, system, or device is returned to the input.

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Etymology

Origin of feedback loop

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

Together, these factors form a feedback loop that speeds up sea ice loss and intensifies Arctic warming.

From Science Daily

Instead, it works as a multi-layered system where continuous processes influence discrete events, and discrete events reshape the continuous background, over and over, in an ongoing feedback loop.

From Science Daily

Currently, TikTok's system depends on huge amounts of global data and feedback loops, which can change recommendations in an instant.

From BBC

Through a feedback loop involving both the preferences of algorithms and our own spending biases, we are pulled toward a sea of mediocrity and might miss some real gems that cost more.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Our findings suggest that the Midwest's high reliance on land-sourced moisture, from surrounding soil and vegetation, could amplify droughts through what we call 'rainfall feedback loops,'" Jiang said.

From Science Daily