autodestruct

== English == === Etymology === From auto- +‎ destruct. === Verb === autodestruct (third-person singular simple present autodestructs, present participle autodestructing, simple past and past participle autodestructed) (intransitive, chiefly science fiction) To destroy itself by design (as of a mechanical system). ==== Synonyms ==== self-destruct === Noun === autodestruct (uncountable) (chiefly science fiction) A feature of a system whereby it destroys itself.