self-replicating

[ self-rep-li-key-ting, self- ]

adjective

1. reproducing itself by its own power or inherent nature:

   self-replicating organisms.

2. Genetics. making an exact copy or copies of itself, as a strand of DNA.

Other Words From

• self-repli·cation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-replicating¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Curiously, of the 4.9 billion reactions generated, only hundreds of reaction cycles could be called "self-replicating," which means that the molecules produce additional copies of themselves.

From Science Daily

And it can become self-replicating.

From Slate

Showing the legislators how ChatGPT could concoct an entirely convincing senator’s speech, Altman told them that A.I. should be blocked from self-replicating or escaping into the wild.

From Slate

It really feels like Grimes is self-replicating.

From New York Times

One is for the A.I. to create “self-replicating biotechnology or nanotechnology” that could spread across the world and take over before humans know what is happening.

From Slate