Destructor arm

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A destructor arm (or destruction arm) is a dedicated construction arm used only for removing previously active circuitry once it is no longer needed; destructor arms are used in e.g. the Gemini and Orthogonoid spaceships. More generally, the term refers to any circuitry in a self-constructing pattern dedicated exclusively to cleanup.

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