self-repair

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

self- +‎ repair

Noun[edit]

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

  1. The act of repairing itself.
    • 2012, Issues in Computer Science and Theory: 2011 Edition, page 116:
      A self-diagnosis circuit that can be used for built-in self-repair is proposed.
  2. (linguistics) A speaker's spontaneous, unprompted correction of their own mistake.
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