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feedback loop.

Noun
Sci-FiSettingTechnical
MEANING

A connected process in which an output is returned as an input that influences subsequent operation.

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a machine adjusting through its own measurements; an effect amplifying or damping itself; repeated influence distinguished from simple one-way causation

Words that belong together

  • a control feedback loop
  • a positive feedback loop

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The feedback loop adjusted the heater as the chamber temperature changed.
A delayed measurement destabilized the control feedback loop.

Related words

feedback cycleclosed-loop control (one application)feedback
Word forms
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feedback loop

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Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular feedback loop; plural feedback loops. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.

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