feedback loop

English

Noun

feedback loop (plural feedback loops)

1. a self-reinforcing or self-weakening effect

   a positive feedback loop

   a negative feedback loop

See also

• positive feedback
• negative feedback
• virtuous cycle
• vicious cycle
• arms race

Translations

Translations

• French: boucle de rétroaction f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: Rückkopplungsschleife f

References

• “feedback loop”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.