feedback

feedback
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 transmitted 3. 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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  • feedback — s.n. (cib., psih.) Retroacţiune (1) care se manifestă la nivelul a diferite sisteme (biologice, tehnice etc.) în scopul menţinerii stabilităţii şi echilibrului lor faţă de influenţe exterioare; retroacţiune inversă, conexiune inversă, cauzalitate …   Dicționar Român

  • Feedback — Feedback: Das Fremdwort, das allgemeinsprachlich in der Bedeutung »Rückmeldung, Reaktion« verwendet wird, wurde in der Mitte des 20. Jh.s aus dem Engl. übernommen. Bei dem gleichbed. engl. feedback handelt es sich um eine Substantivierung des… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • feedback — developed its meaning in general use, ‘information about something from the people that have used it or been involved in it, as a basis for improving it’, in the 1960s: • They would like feedback from the last issue, articles from individuals and …   Modern English usage

  • feedback — n. 1. the process in which part of the output of a system is returned to its input. [WordNet 1.5] 2. response to an inquiry or experiment. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • feedback — (izg. fȋdbēk) m DEFINICIJA 1. tehn. a. povrat podataka o rezultatu nekog procesa, događaja i sl., posebno potreban da bi se obavio popravak ili kontrola; retroakcija b. na taj način prikupljeni podaci 2. lingv. u međuljudskoj komunikaciji… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • feedback — (ingl.; pronunc. [fíd bác]) m. Retroalimentación. * * * (voz inglesa) ► masculino LINGÜÍSTICA Funcionamiento de un sistema de comunicación estimulado por los resultados de la acción del mismo sistema …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • feedback — / fi:dbæk/, it. /fid bɛk/ s. ingl. [comp. di feed alimento e back indietro , propr. alimentazione retroattiva ], usato in ital. al masch. (tecnol.) [processo per cui l effetto risultante dall azione di un sistema (meccanismo, circuito e sim.) si… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

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