self-regulating vs self-acting

self-regulating and self-acting both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
self-regulating	No	Yes	No	No
self-acting	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, self-regulating and self-acting are synonyms defined as:

self-regulating and self-acting: designed to activate or move or regulate itself

Other synonyms of self-regulating include self-activating, self-moving.

self-regulating (adjective)	self-acting (adjective)
designed to activate or move or regulate itself	designed to activate or move or regulate itself