Definition of "self-replicating" []

• Replicating oneself or itself: DNA is a self-replicating molecule. (adjective)

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• "Bryan, why should survival through repeated changes in * social* conditions convince us that there is little existential risk from new * technological* conditions that have never before existed (nuclear weapons, engineered plagues, self-replicating robotic weapons, AI, etc)?"
• "Nano has already made it into our homes, but a big fuss hasn't been made because it's just nanostructured particles and surfaces rather than the self-replicating nano-bots of sci-fi."
• "Stuxnet, a self-replicating worm, has distinguished itself as the first known to be designed to take over industrial control systems."