self-capture

noun
UK /ˌself ˈkæptʃə/
US /ˌself ˈkæptʃər/

The act of catching yourself or recording yourself.

The robot's self-capture mode let it take a picture of itself.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. In computing, a program saving its own output or state.

The app's self-capture feature saved a copy of its own log.

3. In games, a move where a player's own piece is trapped or taken.

His careless self-capture lost him the chess match.

4. The process of a system taking control of itself.

The satellite's self-capture kept it in the right orbit.