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 Definitions of Feedback  [ˈfidˌbæk]  

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Definition of 'Feedback' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) feedback
the return of part of the output of a circuit, system, or device to the input, either purposely or unintentionally, as in the reflux of sound from a loudspeaker to a microphone in a public-address system.

2.  feedback
the furnishing of data concerning the operation or output of a machine to an automatic control device or to the machine itself, for monitoring or regulating operations.

3.  feedback
a response to a particular process or activity.

4.  feedback
information derived from such a response.

5.  feedback
a self-regulatory biological system, as in the synthesis of some hormones, in which the output or response affects the input, either positively or negatively.

Etymology:  (1915–20)

Definition of 'Feedback' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) feedback
the process in which part of the output of a system is returned to its input in order to regulate its further output

2. (noun) feedback
response to an inquiry or experiment
Definition of 'Feedback' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) feedback
praise or criticism given in response to sth you do
I asked for feedback from my professor.; positive/negative feedback
Definition of 'Feedback' U.S. National Library of Medicine 

1.  Feedback
A mechanism of communication within a system in that the input signal generates an output response which returns to influence the continued activity or productivity of that system.

'Feedback' - Nearby Entries  

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