feedback loop

feedback loop

 
noun Computers, Electronics.
the path by which some of the output of a circuit, system, or device is returned to the input.
Compare closed loop.

Origin:
1980–85
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Feedback loop is always a great word to know.
So is soft copy. Does it mean:
computer output displayed on the screen of a video display terminal, as opposed to hard copy
the machine-language output of a compiler or assembler that is ready for execution
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feedback loop

noun
a circuit that feeds back some of the output to the input of a system [syn: feedback circuit] 
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