Self-limiting may refer to: *

Self-limiting (biology) In biology and medicine, the term self-limiting may describe a medical condition, or it may describe an organism or colony. __TOC__ Self-limiting organisms and colonies A self-limiting organism or colony of organisms limits its own growth by it ...

, describing an organism or colony of organisms which limits its own growth *

Governor (device) A governor, or speed limiter or controller, is a device used to measure and regulate the speed of a machine, such as an engine. A classic example is the centrifugal governor, also known as the Watt or fly-ball governor on a reciprocating ste ...

, used to control the speed of mechanical equipment to prevent it from operating at unsafe speeds *

Electronic speed limiter A speed limiter is a governor used to limit the top speed of a vehicle. For some classes of vehicles and in some jurisdictions they are a statutory requirement, for some other vehicles the manufacturer provides a non-statutory system which may b ...

, a system set by a manufacturer or by a driver to limit the maximum speed which can be reached by a road vehicle

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