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/ˈfiːdˌbæk/ · feed·back
noun
- Critical assessment of a process or activity or of their results. After you hand in your essays, I will give both grades and feedback.
- In control theory, the part of an output signal that is looped back into the input to control or modify a system. The engineer adjusted the feedback loop to stabilize the system's performance.
- The high-pitched howling noise heard when there is a loop between a microphone and a speaker. The musician turned down the gain to eliminate the feedback screeching from the amp.
verb
- 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. The show ended with a riot of feedbacking guitars.
- To provide informational feedback to. His employees feedbacked him a lot more than he wanted.
- To convey by means of specialized communications channel. Customers feedbacked their complaints and some praise.
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Did you know? The term 'feedback' is often associated with the concept of the 'Larsen effect', a type of audio feedback that occurs when a microphone picks up its own sound and amplifies it, creating a high-pitched howling noise.