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隠し機能 (かくしきのう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

隠かくし機き能のう

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Meanings

1

Easter egg; hidden feature

Computing term for an undocumented feature or surprise hidden in software, games, or websites.

このゲームには隠かくし

機き

能のう

が

いくつ

か

ある

。

This game has several Easter eggs.

開かい発はつ者しゃはアプリに隠かくし機き能のうを仕し込こんだ。

The developer put a hidden feature into the app.

Kanji

隠conceal, hide, cover
機loom, mechanism, machine
能ability, talent, skill

Related words

イースターエッグ
The direct loanword 'Easter egg' is also used in Japanese, but 隠し機能 is a native Japanese term with the same meaning.

Built from

隠かくす+機き能のう

Etymology

Compound of 隠し (hidden) and 機能 (function, feature). A straightforward modern coinage for the computing concept of an Easter egg.