itselfexecution
itselfexecution is a term that refers to a process or program that can initiate its own execution or cause another instance of itself to run. This is distinct from external processes that might launch a program. In essence, a program is responsible for its own or a copy of its own subsequent invocation. This can occur through various mechanisms, such as self-replication, recursion, or by directly calling an operating system function to start a new process that loads the same executable.
One common scenario where itselfexecution is relevant is in the study of computer viruses or self-replicating