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Feedback loop

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A feedback loop is a system where outputs are fed back into the system as inputs, increasing or decreasing effects.

Often feedback and self-correction leads to adjustments varying with differences between actual output and desired output.

A simple feedback loop

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The term is at times overused, difficult to define, and can be a buzzword.

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