self-repair

noun

The act of repairing itself.

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Meanings

nounself-repair (countable and uncountable, plural self-repairs)

plural self-repairs

  1. countableuncountableThe act of repairing itself.

    A self-diagnosis circuit that can be used for built-in self-repair is proposed.

    2012, Issues in Computer Science and Theory: 2011 Edition, page 116
  2. countableuncountablehuman sciencesA speaker's spontaneous, unprompted correction of their own mistake.

Origin

From self- + repair.

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APA

self-repair. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-repair

MLA

“self-repair.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-repair. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-repair,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-repair.

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