feedback
pronunciation
How to pronounce feedback in British English:
UK [ˈfiːdbæk]
How to pronounce feedback in American English:
US [ˈfiːdbæk]
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- Noun:
- the process in which part of the output of a system is returned to its input in order to regulate its further output
- response to an inquiry or experiment
Word Origin
- feedback (n.)
- 1920, in the electronics sense, "the return of a fraction of an output signal to the input of an earlier stage," from verbal phrase, from feed (v.) + back (adv.). Transferred use, "information about the results of a process" is attested by 1955.
Example
- 1. Feedback from our readers is always welcome .
- 2. Mindful people can hear negative feedback without feeling threatened .
- 3. So the caveat here is that I may have received different feedback had I asked chinese web designers .
- 4. What is the purpose of feedback ?
- 5. Feedback is always greatly appreciated .