self-delete
self-delete · self-deletes · self-deleted · self-deleting
To commit suicideTo commit suicide.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To commit suicide.
(informal, intransitive, jargon)To self-destruct.
(intransitive)Of code, to overwrite itself upon completion, usually with 0x00 or 0xFF bytes that represent an unwritten region.
Origin
From self- + delete.From self- + delete.
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Forms
self-deletes, self-deleting, self-deleted, self-deleted| Base form | self-delete · to self-delete |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | self-deletes |
| Present participle | self-deleting |
| Past simple | self-deleted |
| Past participle | self-deleted |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedself-deletion
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle