Meaning of self-executing | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Needing no legislation to enforce it.
   not-comparable
2. Consisting of a complete executable package that takes some action with the included data, rather than a pure data file requiring some additional tool to read it.
   not-comparable

Examples

“The general rule is that constitutional provisions are self-executing, except when the provisions themselves expressly require legislations to implement them […]”

“Downloadable software can be provided in several different formats. Some automatically install themselves, but others require manual procedures. A downloadable file typically is set up as a self-installing executable file, self-executing zip file, […]”

“The other commonly used method is a self-executing package where the installer and the update are bundled into a single executable.”

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