self-heal

noun

: a blue-flowered Eurasian mint (Prunella vulgaris) that is naturalized throughout North America and is held to have medicinal properties useful in herbal medicine

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When integrated with infrastructure-as-code and observability stacks, these agents can coordinate to self-heal services, tune performance or even recommend architectural refactoring. Anuj Tyagi, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025 And flowering lawn weeds like self-heal provide a rich source of nectar for beneficial insects, including pollinators. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025 Flowering lawn weeds like clover and self-heal provide a rich source of nectar for beneficial insects, including pollinators. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2025 The second is that the gel self-heals after the nozzle passes through. Amy Francombe, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2024 Materials that can tolerate extreme radiation and self-heal would change the game. Ahmad Kirmani, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2024 The researchers say that one of the key advantages of a robot having living skin is its capacity to self-heal, rather than requiring repair every time it is scratched or damaged. Mark Hanrahan, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2024 The team determined that the transistors can self-heal in between flybys. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024 Warmer temperatures allow the components to self-heal more efficiently. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 9 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of self-heal was before the 12th century

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“Self-heal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-heal. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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