open loop
noun
: a control system for an operation or process in which there is no self-correcting action as there is in a closed loop
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Her approach to closing open loops involves reflection, emotional processing, and daily practices that give the mind permission to rest.
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Start with this simple process: Step 1: Brain-dump your open loops
List every task floating in your head, from major projects to tiny to-dos.
—Luciana Paulise, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Crystal Lake Rec Area Campground Up, up, up along Highway 39, north of Azusa sits Crystal Lake Rec Area Campground, which has five open loops with 50 total campsites.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
Facilities included in this extended time period include wind, close and open loop biomass, geothermal or solar energy, landfill gas, trash, and qualified hydropower facilities.
—Lynn Mucenski Keck, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022
Aubrey gets a challenging stretch to open loop play, hosting Celina on Oct. 8 then visiting Sanger on Oct. 15.
—Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2021
Your mind doesn't like an open loop.
—Holiday Mathis, Arkansas Online, 2 June 2021
This is felt constructed from the carpet fibers cutoffs remaining from the manufacturing of open loop carpets, so you it’s meant to be in a home.
—Chris Hachey, BGR, 28 Apr. 2021
Hook a carabiner to the open loop.
—Emma Bazilian, House Beautiful, 22 July 2020
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Start with this simple process: Step 1: Brain-dump your open loops
List every task floating in your head, from major projects to tiny to-dos.
—Luciana Paulise, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Crystal Lake Rec Area Campground Up, up, up along Highway 39, north of Azusa sits Crystal Lake Rec Area Campground, which has five open loops with 50 total campsites.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
Facilities included in this extended time period include wind, close and open loop biomass, geothermal or solar energy, landfill gas, trash, and qualified hydropower facilities.
—Lynn Mucenski Keck, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022
Aubrey gets a challenging stretch to open loop play, hosting Celina on Oct. 8 then visiting Sanger on Oct. 15.
—Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2021
Your mind doesn't like an open loop.
—Holiday Mathis, Arkansas Online, 2 June 2021
This is felt constructed from the carpet fibers cutoffs remaining from the manufacturing of open loop carpets, so you it’s meant to be in a home.
—Chris Hachey, BGR, 28 Apr. 2021
Hook a carabiner to the open loop.
—Emma Bazilian, House Beautiful, 22 July 2020
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“Open loop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20loop. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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