Feedback vs Inform - What's the difference?
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Critical assessment on information produced
(cybernetics, systems) The signal that is looped back to control a system within itself.
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 by an amplifier to the speaker.
To provide informational feedback to.
To convey by means of specialized communications channel.
(archaic) To instruct, train (usually in matters of knowledge).
To communicate knowledge to.
* Spenser
* Shakespeare
To impart information or knowledge.
To act as an informer; denounce.
To give form or character to; to inspire (with a given quality); to affect, influence (with a pervading principle, idea etc.).
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* Prior
(obsolete) To make known, wisely and/or knowledgeably.
(obsolete) To direct, guide.
(archaic) To take form; to become visible or manifest; to appear.
* Shakespeare
Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed.
In transitive terms the difference between feedback and inform
is that feedback is to convey by means of specialized communications channel while inform is to give form or character to; to inspire (with a given quality); to affect, influence (with a pervading principle, idea etc.).As verbs the difference between feedback and inform
is that feedback is to generate the high-frequency sound by allowing a speaker to cause vibration of the sound generator of a musical instrument connected by an amplifier to the speaker while inform is to instruct, train (usually in matters of knowledge).As a noun feedback
is critical assessment on information produced.As an adjective inform is
without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed.feedback
English
(wikipedia feedback)Noun
(-)- After you hand in your essays, I will give both grades and feedback .
Usage notes
* Adjectives often used with "feedback": positive, negative, delayed, linear, nonlinear, etc.Synonyms
* (noise) Larsen effect * (noise) howlback * (noise) howlroundDerived terms
* biofeedback * feedbacker * feedback loop * feedback control * howlback * negative feedback * positive feedbackCoordinate terms
* feedforward * bufferingDescendants
* Spanish: (calque)Verb
(en verb)- The show ended with a riot of feedbacking guitars.
- His employees feedbacked him a lot more than he wanted.
- Customers feedbacked their complaints and some praise.
Usage notes
* Some are likely to prefer "feed back" and its inflected forms "feeds back", "feeding back", or "fed back". ----inform
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) informen, enformen, from (etyl) enformer, .Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)Verb
(en verb)- For he would learn their business secretly, / And then inform his master hastily.
- I am informed thoroughly of the cause.
Hypocrisy lies at heart of Manning prosecution, passage=WikiLeaks did not cause these uprisings but it certainly informed them. The dispatches revealed details of corruption and kleptocracy that many Tunisians suspected, but could not prove, and would cite as they took to the streets.}}
- Let others better mould the running mass / Of metals, and inform the breathing brass.
- Breath informs this fleeting frame.
- It is the bloody business which informs / Thus to mine eyes.
Synonyms
* acquaint, apprise, notify * (act as informer) dob, name names, peach, snitchDerived terms
* informant * information * informative * informatory * informed * informer * misinform * uninformedEtymology 2
(etyl) (lena) informisAdjective
(-)- (Cotton)