Feedback etymology

English

English word feedback comes from English feed, English back

Detailed word origin of feedback

Dictionary entry Language Definition
feed English (en) (Internet) Encapsulated online content, such as news or a blog, that can be subscribed to.. (countable) A gathering to eat, especially in quantity. (uncountable) Food given to (especially herbivorous) animals.. Something supplied continuously.. The part of a machine that supplies the material to be operated upon. (figurative) To satisfy, gratify, or minister to (a sense, taste, desire, [...]
back English (en) A ferryboat.. A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc. (figurative) The part of a piece of clothing which covers the back.. (figuratively) Upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal's back.. (mining) The roof of a horizontal [...]
feedback English (en) (cybernetics, systems) The signal that is looped back to control a system within itself.. Critical assessment of a process or activity or of their results.. The high-pitched howling noise heard when there's a loop between a microphone and a speaker. (music) To generate the high-frequency sound by allowing a speaker to cause vibration of the sound generator of a musical instrument connected [...]