A term borrowed from engineering meaning that something is uncontrolled. In engineering, feedback is fed back into the input of a system to keep the output under control.
When a person has nobody to check their behavior, they are said to be "operating open-loop."
When a person has nobody to check their behavior, they are said to be "operating open-loop."
My kid was running open-loop at home while I was in Asia. Surprised the dog was still alive when I got back.
by FirmwareGuy May 17, 2018
Mix janky loops with seamless loops to create additional rythm or discord during a live performance .
Quickly cut up some janky loops !
Quickly cut up some janky loops !
by The Wanderer Productions June 19, 2018
Getting to a destination (usually late) via a round about direction.
Or
Getting lost and stubbornly refusing to ask for directions, thus resulting in aimlessly driving around until you accidentally arrive at your destination.
Or
Getting lost and stubbornly refusing to ask for directions, thus resulting in aimlessly driving around until you accidentally arrive at your destination.
by Myst55 November 17, 2013
by Krkič January 20, 2020
by wilmafingerdo January 08, 2012
The common phenomenon of discovering a chain of Facebook friends that starts with you and moves through strangers' friends lists that then loop back to you again.
Reinforces the "small world" feeling.
Reinforces the "small world" feeling.
My co-worker wanted me to cross-friend his disc-golf buddy. Found out that he is friends with someone that is also friends with my wife's best friend in college. He started a Friend Loop
by jeffowski July 01, 2011
The action of trying to figure out who a boy/girl likes or takes interest in. One could tell another to "Frosty Loop" someone, which would mean working together into finding his/her/robots crush.
by FreeBlockB4/D2 November 19, 2011