Feedback Definition
fēdbăk
noun
The transfer of part of the output of an active circuit or device back to the input, either as an unwanted effect or in an intentional use, as to reduce distortion.
Webster's New World
The portion of the output so returned.
American Heritage
A response, as one that sets such a process in motion.
Webster's New World
A process in which the factors that produce a result are themselves modified, corrected, strengthened, etc. by that result.
Webster's New World
Sound created when a transducer, such as a microphone or the pickup of an electric guitar, picks up sound from a speaker connected to an amplifier and regenerates it back through the amplifier.
American Heritage
verb
(music) 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.
Wiktionary
To provide informational feedback to.
His employees feedbacked him a lot more than he wanted.
Wiktionary
To convey by means of specialized communications channel.
Customers feedbacked their complaints and some praise.
Wiktionary
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