selfrelated

Selfrelated is a term used to describe data, content, and relationships that pertain to the subject itself, such as an individual, organization, or artificial agent. It characterizes the degree to which information describes or references the entity’s own identity, attributes, or state. The term appears in information science, data governance, and human–computer interaction, often alongside related ideas like self-referential data, self-descriptive metadata, and user-centric modeling.

In practice, selfrelated content can be found in social media posts that mention the user’s own name or profile attributes, in metadata that records an author’s identity, or in knowledge graphs where an entity carries identity attributes and self-loop relations. In AI and conversational systems, selfrelated prompts explicitly reference the system’s own capabilities, identity, or history.

Measuring selfrelatedness involves analyzing self-descriptive features, link patterns, and provenance tags, as well as considering privacy and consent implications. High levels of selfrelatedness can aid personalization and context awareness but may raise concerns about identity exposure or bias if self-descriptors are inaccurate or outdated.

The term remains informal in many disciplines, with usage varying by domain. Related concepts include self-reference, personal data, identity metadata, and user-centric design. See also: self-reference, personal data, identity metadata, user-centric design.