self-reference
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
recursion – Process of repeating items in a self-similar way
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
Lucid dreaming – A dream during which the dreamer is aware that they are dreaming