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feedforwarding

feedforwarding is the present participle and gerund of feedforward.

Meaning of feedforward

Verb

feedforward (third-person singular simple present feedforwards, present participle feedforwarding, simple past and past participle feedforwarded)

  1. (nonstandard) To respond in advance
    • Contingency is handled by, for example, managers and nurses, through feedforwarding, that is, by acting anticipatively, and thereby raising the prospect of modifying not just the practical means toward an end, but of modifying the end itself.2002, David Beckett, Paul J. Hager, Life, Work and Learning, →ISBN, page 36
    Synonyms:
    anticipate, proact

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Questions about feedforwarding

What is feedforwarding the present participle and gerund of?
Feedforwarding is the present participle and gerund of feedforward.

Words near feedforwarding in the dictionary

  1. feedfests
  2. feedforward
  3. feedforward control
  4. feedforward neural network
  5. feedforwarded
  6. feedforwarding
  7. feedforwardly
  8. feedforwards
  9. feedgrain
  10. feedgrains
  11. feedground

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