feedback loop

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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Nearby words

feed someone a line, feed the kitty, feed-in tariff, feedback, feedback inhibition, feedback loop, feedbag, feedbox, feeder, feeder line, feeder road

Compare closed loop.

Origin of feedback loop

First recorded in 1980–85

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