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feedback

4 entries found.



Main Entry:
feed·back Listen to the pronunciation of feedback
Pronunciation:
\ˈfēd-ˌbak\
Function:
noun
Date:
1919
1: the return to the input of a part of the output of a machine, system, or process (as for producing changes in an electronic circuit that improve performance or in an automatic control device that provide self-corrective action)2 a: the partial reversion of the effects of a process to its source or to a preceding stage b: the transmission of evaluative or corrective information about an action, event, or process to the original or controlling source; also : the information so transmitted3: a rumbling, whining, or whistling sound resulting from an amplified or broadcast signal (as music or speech) that has been returned as input and retransmitted
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