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Autonomy

Autonomy is the condition of something that does not depend on anything else.

• In Eastern Christianity, autonomy is the status of a hierarchical church whose head bishop is appointed by a higher-ranking bishop, often a patriarch, who has no other authority over the autonomous church. This status is one step short of autocephaly.

• In politics, a self-governing city or region, e.g. Kurdistan, Kosovo or Hong Kong SAR (not necessarily as a result of formal secession), is autonomous. True autonomy is usually a pre-requisite to separation or secession, however, but autonomy does not necessarily lead to separation. Autonomy is not independence.

• In computing, the peripheral that can be used with the computer turned off (like multifunctionals, to copy and fax), is autonomous.

• A computer software used by e.g. Governments and Intelligences, see Autonomy (software).

See also

• Science and technology
  • Multifunctional
  • Autonomous robot
  • Autonomous system (Internet)
  • Autonomous system (mathematics)
  • Autonomous building
• Territories and organizations
  • Autonomous communities of Spain
  • Autonomous region
  • Urban autonomy
  • Jewish Autonomous Republic
  • Autonomous Orthodox church

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