feedback loop
noun[C]
ukusasystemforimprovingaproduct,process, etc. bycollectingandreactingtousers'comments:
Thefirmhasbuiltafeedbackloopinto therestructuringprocess, so thatemployeescanexpressanyconcerns.
INTERNET,MARKETING(alsocomplaint feedback loop)
asystemwhere aninternetserviceprovidertellsitsbusinesscustomersifpeoplehavecomplainedaboutreceivingadvertisingemails:
Once you havecreatedafeedbackloop, we willsendyou acopyof eachcomplaintgenerated.
aneffectwhere anamountorlevelproducedby aprocess,system, etc.increasesordecreasestheamountproducedby the sameprocess,system, etc. at alatertime:
Reinvestedprofitscreategreaterprofits,formingapositivefeedbackloop.
Apoorperformanceappraisalcancreateanegativefeedbackloop, where thequalityof the employee'ssubsequentworkfalls.