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self-actuating
self-actuating adj. 
/ˌsɛlfˈaktjʊeɪtɪŋ/,
Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈaktʃʊeɪtɪŋ/
, /ˌsɛlfˈaktʃʊeɪtɪŋ//ˌsɛlfˈaktjʊeɪtɪŋ/U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈæk(t)ʃuˌeɪdɪŋ/
that activates or impels itself; (now chiefly) spec. (of a machine, device, etc.) that causes itself to begin operating automatically, self-activating (cf. sense 4)./ˌsɛlfˈæk(t)ʃuˌeɪdɪŋ/ΚΠ
1695 J. Howe Disc. Much-lamented Death Queen Mary 24 Every such Spirit is, therefore, become..a self-actuating Sun, full of Fervour and motive Power, besides mere Light.
1797 J. Edwards Diss. Liberty & Necessity v. 126 The becoming passively the subjects of sensation, does not suggest to us the idea of a self-determinate or self-actuating cause.
1867 Ann. Rep. Commissioner of Patents 1865 I. 230 The construction and arrangement of the links and levers for actuating the movable section of the cam, and permitting the same to be self-actuating, as herein described.
1933 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 45 579 Matter and energy form a closed and self-actuating universe.
1959 H. Barnes Oceanogr. & Marine Biol. 168 Remotely controlled or self-actuating underwater cameras.
2016 Toronto Star (Nexis) 10 Sept. w1 The self-actuating rear spoiler..boosts aerodynamic performance.
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