self-elevation

English

Etymology

self- +‎ elevation

Noun

self-elevation (countable and uncountable, plural self-elevations)

  1. (of a person or group) elevation of oneself in one's own mind
    Humility and care for others are the important qualities lacking in our self-preoccupations and self-elevations.
  2. (computing) elevation of one's own user privilege level (usually to run software that requires a higher privilege level)
    User self-elevation occurs when mobile, remote, or power users need to run software that is usually run by only users with administrator-level permissions.
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