Feedback

(Please do NOT include personal information. Ie Social Security Numbers) Contact Information. Feedback: 1 n the process in which part of the output of a system is returned to its input in order to regulate its further output Types: negative feedback feedback in opposite phase with (decreasing) the input positive feedback, regeneration feedback in phase with (augmenting) the input vicious circle, vicious cycle one trouble leads to.

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feed·back

(fēd′băk′)n.1.

a. The return of a portion of the output of a process or system to the input, especially when used to maintain performance or to control a system or process.

c. 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.

2. The return of information about the result of a process or activity; evaluative response: asked the students for feedback on the new curriculum.

3. The process by which a system, often biological or ecological, is modulated, controlled, or changed by the product, output, or response it produces.

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feedback

(ˈfiːdˌbæk

) n1. (Electronics)

a. the return of part of the output of an electronic circuit, device, or mechanical system to its input, so modifying its characteristics. In negative feedback a rise in output energy reduces the input energy; in positive feedback an increase in output energy reinforces the input energy

b. that part of the output signal fed back into the input

2. (Telecommunications) the return of part of the sound output by a loudspeaker to the microphone or pick-up so that a high-pitched whistle is produced

4. (Biology)

a. the effect of the product of a biological pathway on the rate of an earlier step in that pathway

b. the substance or reaction causing such an effect, such as the release of a hormone in a biochemical pathway

5. (Journalism & Publishing) information in response to an inquiry, experiment, etc: there was little feedback from our questionnaire.

vb, adv

6. (General Engineering) (tr) to return (part of the output of a system) to its input

7. to offer or suggest (information, ideas, etc) in reaction to an inquiry, experiment, etc

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feed•back

(ˈfidˌbæk)
n.

1. the return of part of the output of a circuit, system, or device to the input, either purposely or unintentionally, as in the reflux of sound from a loudspeaker to a microphone in a public-address system.

2. the furnishing of data concerning the operation or output of a machine to an automatic control device or to the machine itself, for monitoring or regulating operations.

3. a response to a particular process or activity.

5. a self-regulatory biological system, as in the synthesis of some hormones, in which the output or response affects the input, either positively or negatively.

feed·back

(fēd′băk′)

The return of a part of the output of a system or process to the input, especially when used to regulate an electrical system or an electronic process. Computers use feedback to regulate their operations.

The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Noun	1.	feedback - the process in which part of the output of a system is returned to its input in order to regulate its further output natural action, natural process, action, activity - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); 'the action of natural forces'; 'volcanic activity' negative feedback - feedback in opposite phase with (decreasing) the input positive feedback, regeneration - feedback in phase with (augmenting) the input
2.	feedback - response to an inquiry or experiment answer, reply, response - a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; 'I waited several days for his answer'; 'he wrote replies to several of his critics'

odezvazpětná vazba

FeedbackRetrospektion

visszacsatolás

意見

återkoppling

feedback

[ˈfiːdbæk]N

1. (from person) → reacciónf
we're not getting much feedback → no nos tienen demasiado informados de cómo vamos

Feedback Panda

2. (from loudspeaker) → realimentaciónf, feedbackm

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feedback

[ˈfiːdbæk]n

(from person) → réactionsfpl
to get feedback from sb → avoir les réactions de qn

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feedback

[ˈfiːdˌbæk]

Feedback Form

n (from person) → reazionifpl; (from computer) →

Kroger Feedback

feed-backm

feedback

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feed·back

1. n. [information] reprovisión de material informativo distribuido;

2. retroalimentación, retorno parcial del rendimiento o efectos de un proceso a su fuente de origen o a una fase anterior;

v. proveer de nuevo material informativo; regenerar la energía.

feedback

n retroalimentación f

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It can be a delicate process, but assessing a person's progress can lead to improvement and growth.

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.

Giving feedback to your colleagues and employees provides them with an observer's insight into how their performance is progressing, as well as advice to solve any problems. But, for a number of people, hearing the six words, 'Can I give you some feedback?' generates fear and anxiety. The words go through a translator in our brain and are heard as, 'Can I completely tear you down?' It can be perceived that the person giving the feedback is somehow superior to the person receiving it, putting the receiver on the defense.

While giving and receiving feedback can be a delicate process, there's no doubting its value in helping to identify issues and solve them. Business owners should manage feedback in a positive way so that it can do what it's intended to do: Help improve and grow your business.

Here are five tips that can get you on track to giving productive feedback:

1. Create safety. Believe it or not, people who receive feedback apply it only about 30% of the time, according to Columbia University neuroscientist Kevin Ochsner, who cited that research at the NeuroLeadership Summit in Boston. If the person receiving the feedback doesn't feel comfortable, this can cause the feedback to ultimately be unproductive.

Feedback Synonym

If you don't have the kind of buddy relationship with a colleague or employee that allows you to say virtually anything to each other, then I suggest you add civility and safety into your feedback approach. Don't be mean-spirited. Your feedback usually won't be productive if it's focused on making the other person feel bad or make them look foolish in front of peers.

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Instead, create opportunities to build confidence and skills. This is especially effective when people are expecting to be graded. Confined situations in which people know they are being evaluated are good for giving feedback while learning skills.
2. Be positive. Give at least as much positive feedback as you do negative. Positive feedback stimulates the reward centers in the brain, leaving the recipient open to taking new direction. Meanwhile, negative feedback indicates that an adjustment needs to be made and the threat response turns on and defensiveness sets in. You don't need to avoid negative, or corrective, feedback altogether. Just make sure you follow it up with a suggested solution or outcome.
3. Be specific. People generally respond better to specific, positive direction. Avoid saying things like, 'You need to be more talkative in meetings.' It's too ambiguous and can be interpreted in a lot of personal ways. Say something specific and positive pointed at the task you want accomplished, such as, 'You're smart. I want to hear at least one opinion from you in every meeting we're in together going forward.'

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4. Be immediate. The adult brain learns best by being caught in action. If you wait three months to tell someone that his or her performance is average, he or she usually can't grasp the changes needed in order to change direction. It's far too ambiguous and relies on memory, which can be faulty. Productive feedback requires giving it frequently. That way, performance reviews are just another collegial discussion.
5. Be tough, not mean. When someone drops the ball at work and you have to give him or her feedback, start by asking his or her perspective on the situation. Resist saying how stupid his or her actions were, even if they were.

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Next, give the objective, specific, forward-moving type of feedback I outlined earlier. Ask if he or she understands everything you expect. Inform the person that he or she is being graded and that you're there to help him or her succeed. As the saying goes: 'People have a habit of becoming what you encourage them to be, not what you nag them to be.'