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noun Computers, Electronics.

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

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Origin of feedback loop

First recorded in 1980–85

The additional level of uncertainty about how people will respond to the threat complicates the feedback loop between human behavior, modeling outcomes and the dynamics of an outbreak.
The Hard Lessons of Modeling the Coronavirus Pandemic|Jordana Cepelewicz|January 28, 2021|Quanta Magazine
When these investors further ignite our passionate audience, we hope to set a positive feedback loop in motion with environmental technologies as the ultimate beneficiary.
Robert Downey Jr. is launching a new ‘rolling’ venture fund to back sustainability startups|Jonathan Shieber|January 27, 2021|TechCrunch
It is a negative feedback loop with huge consequences, and it costs the global economy trillions of dollars annually.
The TIME 2030 Committee Offers 8 Solutions for a More Equitable and Sustainable Future|TIME Staff|January 22, 2021|Time
For we have billions of neurons connected to each other in an exquisite tapestry of communication and feedback loops.
Is Life Special Just Because It’s Rare? - Issue 95: Escape|Alan Lightman|January 20, 2021|Nautilus

Unfortunately, that feeling can cause a sort of feedback loop.
How to keep your anxiety from spiraling out of control|Sara Chodosh|January 15, 2021|Popular-Science
It was a self-fulfilling prophecy, a feedback loop of rational and irrational fears.
My Therapist Dumped Me|Lizzie Crocker|April 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now the action will shift back to the Senate, where the feedback loop will likely continue.
The Suicidal Shutdown: Hyper-Partisan Fever Rules the Government|John Avlon|September 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The result is a global feedback loop of increasing negativity, which in itself has become yet another risk.
Markets Relieved at Spain Bailout Deal; Financial World Still Worried|Zachary Karabell|June 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The feedback loop has driven the scale, and stakes, of the humble college road trip to monster proportions.
The Great College Road Trip|Nick Summers|April 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Hackers create a feedback loop of pings and requests that overloads the target Web site.
The Web's Dirtiest Site|Douglas Rushkoff|August 11, 2009|DAILY BEAST