closed loop
Self-contained feedback system
A closed loop is a system where output feeds back to influence input, creating a self-regulating cycle.
A thermostat operates as a closed loop—it measures temperature, compares it to the setting, and adjusts heating accordingly.
The term appears in engineering, manufacturing, and management: closed-loop feedback, closed-loop control systems.
Contrast with open loop, where no feedback occurs.
Adjusting without external control
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
- programmableAble to accept instructions
- roboticsAutomaton design field
- sensorsDevices that detect input
actuators · integration · precision · reliability · consistency · monitoring · real-time · adaptive
Returned response data
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- servomechanismFeedback-controlled automatic mechanism
- PIDRunning task's identifier
- stabilityResistance to displacement
homeostasis · sensor · actuator · calibration · adjustment · correction · modulation · setpoint
Closed-loop production model
- zero-wasteNo garbage produced
- recyclingReprocessing used materials
- upcyclingImproving discarded materials' value
- remanufacturingRestoring products to original specs
repurposing · lifecycle · regenerative · biomimicry · reclamation · reuse
Closed electrical pathway
- networkInterconnected system
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
- integrationCombining into a whole
- interconnectionMutual joining of parts
dynamics · equilibrium · balance · self-correcting · input-output · iteration · convergence
self-regulating
Adjusting without external control
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
- programmableAble to accept instructions
- roboticsAutomaton design field
sensors · actuators · integration · precision · reliability · consistency · monitoring · real-time · adaptive · PLC
feedback
Returned response data
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- servomechanismFeedback-controlled automatic mechanism
- PIDRunning task's identifier
stability · homeostasis · sensor · actuator · calibration · adjustment · correction · modulation · setpoint · proportional
cradle-to-cradle
Closed-loop production model
- zero-wasteNo garbage produced
- recyclingReprocessing used materials
- upcyclingImproving discarded materials' value
remanufacturing · repurposing · lifecycle · regenerative · biomimicry · reclamation · reuse
circuit
Closed electrical pathway
- networkInterconnected system
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
- integrationCombining into a whole
interconnection · dynamics · equilibrium · balance · self-correcting · input-output · iteration · convergence
- environmentalismecology, conservationism, recycling bins, campaigner, environmentalism
- roboticsrobot, android, humanoid, robotic arm, servo
- loopscircle, coil, curl, cycle, hoop
- sustainabilityreduce, reuse, recycle, sustainable yield, recycling programs
- Plastic Recyclingrecycling bins, recycle symbol, recycling symbols, HDPE, PET
- Self-referenceself-reference, self-referential, recursion, recursive, meta
closed loopopen-ended
Lacking fixed boundaries
dead end · open circuit · loose end · unfinished business · cradle-to-grave
closed loopbroadcast
Transmitted media signal
monologue · unidirectional · fire and forget · unanswered · unreturned
close, loop, closet, closed, closing, closer, closely, closure, closest