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feedback

/ˈfiːdˌbæk/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Critical assessment of a process or activity or of their results.
  2. (control theory) The part of an output signal that is looped back into the input to control or modify a system.
  3. The high-pitched howling noise heard when there is a loop between a microphone and a speaker.
  4. To generate the high-frequency sound by allowing a speaker to cause vibration of the sound generator of a musical instrument connected by an amplifier to the speaker.
  5. To provide informational feedback to.
  6. To convey by means of specialized communications channel.

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