self-awarecode

noun
UK /ˌselfəˈweə kəʊd/
US /ˌselfəˈwer koʊd/

Computer code that can look at itself and understand what it is doing.

The self-awarecode noticed it had a bug and fixed it on its own.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A program that can check its own behavior and report problems.

The self-awarecode sent a warning when it ran too slowly.

3. Software that can change its own instructions while running.

Thanks to self-awarecode, the game adjusted its difficulty by itself.

4. A playful way to describe code that seems to know what it is.

That chatbot feels like self-awarecode because it answers so cleverly.