Autonopotency

The state of high mental autonomy (cognitive agency) or act of potentiating mental autonomy / cognitive control.
A term used within neuroscience and biohacker groups.

"You are a very autonopotent individual"
"This compound increases autonopotency significantly"

by dogfishi March 11, 2024

Autonecrophilia

wanting to have sex with your own dead body.

Vegina said he wanted to have sex with his own dead body, I think he has autonecrophilia!

by YourLocalGreekPhilosopher March 30, 2024

autonociology

The study of hurting oneself

"I innovated in autonociology by creating a self heating knife"

by 5ynt4x_3rr0r_ May 14, 2024

autonociology

the study of hurting oneself; the study of self-harm

"I innovated in autonociology by inventing a knife that heats itself to 200ºC"

by 5ynt4x_3rr0r_ May 14, 2024

Autonomous Systems

Machines, software, or vehicles capable of performing complex tasks and making situated decisions over extended periods without real-time human guidance. They perceive their environment through sensors, interpret the data, plan a course of action, and act—all while dealing with uncertainty and unexpected events. The autonomy spectrum ranges from "follow pre-set rules" to "learn and adapt on the fly." The defining feature is agency: the system is not just automated, but has the capacity to choose how to achieve its given objective.

Autonomous Systems Example: A self-driving car navigating city traffic, choosing when to change lanes, and reacting to a jaywalker is an Autonomous System. So is a planetary rover like Perseverance, which can select its own path to a target, avoid hazards, and decide which rocks to laser-zap for analysis, all during a communication blackout with Earth. It's a trusted, independent agent.

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 3, 2026

Autonepiomancy

The field of magic, pertaining to Autonepiophilia.

"Nepon" is Greek for infant. "Autonepiophilia", "diaperism" (diaper fetishism) or the desire of an individual to themselves "become" or act as a baby, without having any attraction to actual infants. Other terms one might know "Autonepiophilia" under are ab/dl, ac/dl.

"I'd love to study Autonepiomancy."

"Presented before her was a spellbook on Autonepiomancy."

by mycelial-writings March 5, 2025

autonym

Derived from the prefix "auto-" (meaning "self") and the suffix "-nym" (meaning "name"), "autonym" refers to naming a character in your story after yourself as to speed up your story-making process. For example, if you're a 2004-born person named Adrian, then it would be a "no-brainer" idea to have a character in your story named Adrian "Ian" Appleton who is also a 2004-born person.

Using an autonym can really speed up your writing process; like if you’re a 2004-born named Adrian, why not create a character named Adrian 'Ian' Appleton who shares your birth year? It’s a no-brainer solution!

by Emotional Cruiser November 1, 2025