self-deletion
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
self-deletion (countable and uncountable, plural self-deletions)
- (Internet slang, humorous, euphemistic) An act of suicide; an act of taking one's own life.
- (computing, programming) The act of self-deleting.
Usage notes edit
- The term self-deletion is most often used on the Internet to bypass automatic filters that censor words such as suicide or kill oneself.