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引用仕様 (いんようしよう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

引いん用よう仕し様よう

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Meanings

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Computing term for a specification that defines how software components interact.

このライブラリの引いん用よう仕し様ようは

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The interface specification for this library is publicly available.

Kanji

引pull, tug, jerk
用utilize, business, service
仕attend, doing, official
様Esq., way, manner

Related words

インターフェース
Common loanword for 'interface', used broadly in computing and everyday contexts. 引用仕様 is a more formal, technical term specifically for a specification document.

Word family

引いん用よう仕し様よう宣せん言げん
interface block
引いん用よう仕し様よう本ほん体たい
interface body
手て続つづき引いん用よう仕し様よう
procedure interface

Built from

引いん用よう+仕し様よう

Etymology

Compound of 引用 (citation, reference) and 仕様 (specification). The term likely arose in software engineering to describe a specification that is referenced or cited by other components.

明めい示じ的てき引いん用よう仕し様よう

explicit interface

暗あん黙もく的てき引いん用よう仕し様よう

implicit interface