Agency Dictionary
Feedback
nounPronunciation: /ˈfiːd.bæk/
In Portuguese: Feedback
Design
Business & OrganizationsWhat does “Feedback” mean?
Information or evaluative reactions returned to a creator regarding a performance, product, or idea.
Etymology
A compound of the verb feed and the adverb back, from the phrase "to feed back". It arose as a technical term of electronics around 1920, for the return of part of the output of a circuit to its input. The howl of a microphone placed near its loudspeaker took the same name in the following decades. The transferred sense, information about the result of a process and then comments returned to the person who did a piece of work, is recorded from the middle of the 20th century.
Usage note
In standard English feedback is a mass noun: "some feedback", "a piece of feedback", not "a feedback" or "feedbacks". The verb is written as two words, to feed back.
Synonyms
- response
- reaction
- comments
- criticism
- input
Word family
- feed
- feed back
- feedforward
Rhymes with
- track
- pack
- black
- stack
Usage examples
As we grow, I want every single reader, follower and subscriber to be able to impact the way we are built with feedback that ought to be listened to.
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