open loop
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The BBC understands that the majority of data centres in Scotland currently use "open loop" systems, which need a constant supply of mains water.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2025
In the most popular systems, called open loop scrubbers, seawater is discharged to the ocean after little or no treatment.
From Science Magazine ● May 13, 2021
Many approaches, he says, are open loop, meaning that they don’t track the effect of the modulation using an EEG.
From Nature ● Feb. 27, 2018
Fauss, president of the prepaid card association, said that, unlike cash, open loop cards can not be used anonymously because they require vendors to collect purchasers' identification.
From Reuters ● Aug. 10, 2016
Hooking the other end of the rope over its head with an open loop, he grasped the line and started to walk down the gorge bottom.
From Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation by Brehm, George
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