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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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Compare closed loop.

Origin of feedback loop

First recorded in 1980–85

Words nearby feedback loop

feeble-minded, feed, Feed a cold; starve a fever, feedback, feedback inhibition, feedback loop, feed bag, feedbox, feeder, feeder line, feeder road

How to use feedback loop in a sentence

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
There was a lot of positive feedback from people interested in non-gender binary people.
Grindr’s Trans Dating Problem|David Levesley|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Have you ever heard any feedback from the CIA/actual spies on Archer?
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS|Marlow Stern|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But then I thought about the feedback I get from fans, yes we do listen to you, and thought why not?
Porn Stars on the Year in Porn: Drone Erotica, Belle Knox, and Wild Sex|Aurora Snow|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Just being able to be in the loop when something is happening, it just works.
Anastasia Ashley, Surfer-Cum-Model, Rides The Viral Internet Wave|James Joiner|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He says he has yet to experience any negative feedback from the galaxy of Whovians.
Doctor Who: It’s Time For a Black, Asian, or Woman Doctor|Nico Hines|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Finish off with a button and loop, and flute the frill on each side over the finger to make it set.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
The hawser was made into a loop around his body and the other end was tied around the mother.
Kari the Elephant|Dhan Gopal Mukerji
This time we made a double loop around him, and also made him hold on to the rope around the tree with his trunk.
Kari the Elephant|Dhan Gopal Mukerji
A small loop, slipped over the point of the lower stick, held the noose in position.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail|Arthur R. Thompson
A small nail or button—anything larger than the loop in the wire—should be attached to the kite string a few feet from the kite.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various