How to say "enabling" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounA loanword covering 'enabling' as such. It is less common and mainly a direct borrowing of the English term, so it is seldom the word you want in ordinary Japanese; prefer it only in specialized technical settings.
- 有効化ゆうこうかnoun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers the technical sense of enabling something, making it active or valid; the glosses also give activation and validation. Typical in computing contexts, e.g. enabling a feature or setting.
For technical senses of 'enabling', use 有効化 (activation/turning something on); 「イネーブル」 is a marginal loanword rendering of 'enabling' itself and is rarely the word you want.
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