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self-guided

American  
[self gahyd-id] / ˈsɛlf ˈgaɪd ɪd /

adjective

  1. guided or directed by the user or the person experiencing it, such as a tour or a program of learning; done without guidance from another.

  2. (of a missile) guided or directed to the target by its own internal programming.


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A. Bank and other chains, is updating its apprenticeship program to include more self-guided videos with the goal of moving people through the training faster.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Overall, while Proton’s support model does not include live interaction, it has a solid foundation for self-guided troubleshooting.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

The Creative Arts Group’s Art of the Garden Tour features self-guided visits to five gardens in Pasadena, Altadena and La Cañada Flintridge from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Start a self-guided trip in San Sebastián, where the revitalized belle epoque Hotel Luze reopened in June.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

Often she’d fall asleep in the theater and wake up just before the crackling self-guided tour recording announced that India became independent from the British in 1947.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi