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

The goal is to create a feedback loop within the site to allow for quick improvements, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal

Economists increasingly warn of a feedback loop in which weak confidence leads to higher savings, which leads to weaker consumption, which reinforces weak confidence.

From MarketWatch

This undercuts claims of supercharged fires and feedback loops of carbon release.

From The Wall Street Journal

That also creates a devastating feedback loop: As climate change accelerates, the likelihood of international conflict increases.

From Salon

It is a feedback loop with no natural brake, they add.

From MarketWatch