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self-reference
circular reference – A series of references where the last object references the first
Droste effect – Recursive visual effect
Mise en abyme – A formal technique of placing a copy of an image within itself
Fourth wall – Concept in performing arts separating performers from the audience
List of self–referential paradoxes
recursion – Process of repeating items in a self-similar way
recursive acronym – Acronym whose expansion includes a copy of itself
strange loop – Cyclic structure that goes through several levels in a hierarchical system.
this (computer programming) – In programming languages, the object or class the currently running code belongs tot
Woozle effect – False credibility due to quantity of citations
Bilingual tautological expressions – Use of more words than is necessary for clear expression
Lucid dreaming – A dream during which the dreamer is aware that they are dreaming

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