self-deletion
English
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editself-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.