Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-executing

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables: self--ex-e-cut-ing
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Needing no legislation to enforce it.

adj

Consisting of a complete executable package that takes some action with the included data, rather than a pure data file requiring some additional tool to read it.

Example Sentences

"The general rule is that constitutional provisions are self-executing, except when the provisions themselves expressly require legislations to implement them […]"
"Downloadable software can be provided in several different formats. Some automatically install themselves, but others require manual procedures. A downloadable file typically is set up as a self-installing executable file, self-executing zip file, […]"
"The other commonly used method is a self-executing package where the installer and the update are bundled into a single executable."

Etymology

From self- + executing.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: self

Questions

What does self-executing mean?: Needing no legislation to enforce it.
Where does self-executing come from?: From self- + executing.

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