self-deletion function
- noun
- Specialized
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función de autodelete
- Our chat app uses a self-deletion function to erase messages after 24 hours.
Examples
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After enabling the self-deletion function, her files were automatically removed from the system once the timer expired.
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Some email services offer a self-deletion function for sensitive correspondence.
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After enabling the self-deletion function, her documents were securely removed from the system.
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The app has a self-deletion function that removes old messages.
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Many users appreciate the self-deletion function for privacy.
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Our chat app uses a self-deletion function to erase messages automatically after 24 hours.
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Some email services offer a self-deletion function that deletes sensitive correspondence once it's been read.
Synonyms
A program option that automatically removes messages or files after a set time
How Automatic
Surface Forms
Morphology
self-deletion + function
The phrase is compositional: ‘self-deletion’ clearly combines ‘self’ (by itself) with ‘deletion’ (removal) and ‘function’ (a feature or routine), so the overall meaning ‘a feature that deletes automatically’ is directly derivable from the parts. This formation follows standard technical compounding patterns found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would readily understand it.
Etymology
Self-deletion function comes from the idea of a tool that removes items by itself: self shows it acts alone and deletion function is the part that erases data. So it means a setting that 'automatically' deletes files or messages after a set time.