do-it-yourself
noun
do-it-your·self
ˌdü-i-chər-ˈself 
ˌdü-it-yər-
often attributive
: the activity of doing or making something (as in woodworking or home repair) without professional training or assistance
broadly
: an activity in which one does something oneself or on one's own initiative
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More importantly, Pro is the company’s growth engine, while the do-it-yourself base has softened as pandemic-era demand wanes.
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Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
With quarterly results from Club name Salesforce out of the way, Adobe becomes the real test of the software seat model in a do-it-yourself era of AI.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
The scene was built around independent artists who self-recorded their own music on cassettes, mailing out their music to one another, and creating an extensive do-it-yourself network.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Other transformative forces include do-it-yourself tech, the end of customization, the complexity of matrixed organizations, and the challenge of keeping up with ever-shifting regulatory compliance.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
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Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
With quarterly results from Club name Salesforce out of the way, Adobe becomes the real test of the software seat model in a do-it-yourself era of AI.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
The scene was built around independent artists who self-recorded their own music on cassettes, mailing out their music to one another, and creating an extensive do-it-yourself network.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Other transformative forces include do-it-yourself tech, the end of customization, the complexity of matrixed organizations, and the challenge of keeping up with ever-shifting regulatory compliance.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Do-it-yourself.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do-it-yourself. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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