self-deletion

== English == === Etymology === From self- +‎ deletion. === Pronunciation === === Noun === 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 ==== The term self-deletion is most often used on the Internet to bypass automatic filters that censor words such as suicide or kill oneself. ==== See also ==== self-delete