イネーブラー

Japanese

Alternative forms

• イネーブラ

Etymology

From English enabler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ine̞ːbɯ̟ᵝɾa̠ː]

Noun

イネーブラー • (inēburā) 

1. enabler (a person or thing that helps something happen)
2. (psychology) a person who encourages some behavior (often, drug abuse or other bad behavior) in another
   • 2015 February 3, Abe Takaaki, “Go-kinjo no oishasan [Neighborhood doctor]”, in Mainichi Shimbun, Tottori, page 23:

     イネーブラーは依(い)存(ぞん)症(しょう)者(しゃ)を破(は)滅(めつ)させるために手(て)を貸(か)しているわけではありません。その逆(ぎゃく)に「ここで手(て)を貸(か)さなければ、この人(ひと)は破(は)滅(めつ)してしまう」という相(あい)手(て)を思(おも)いやる気(き)持(も)ちから手(て)を貸(か)していることが大(たい)半(はん)です。

     Inēburā wa izon shōsha o hametsu saseru tame ni te o kashiteiru wake de wa arimasen. Sono gyaku ni “koko de te o kasanakereba, kono hito wa hametsu shiteshimau” to iu aite o omoi yaru kimochi kara te o kashiteiru koto ga taihan desu.

     Enablers do not mean to help addicts harm themselves. On the contrary most think, “If I do not help, this person will destroy herself,” and help out of feelings of compassion.

3. (computing) software that allows a piece of hardware to function
   • 2000 August, Matsumoto Sakio, “Kokyaku apurikēshon kōchiku o shien suru inēbura [An enabler to help build client applications]”, in UNISYS Technology Review:

     イネーブラでは，市(し)販(はん)ソフトウェアが持(も)つ機(き)能(のう)に業(ぎょう)務(む)的(てき)な機(き)能(のう)要(よう)件(けん)を付(ふ)加(か)した形(かたち)で提(てい)供(きょう)し，利(り)用(よう)者(しゃ)は業(ぎょう)務(む)に則(そく)した機(き)能(のう)として利(り)用(よう)できる．

     Inēbura de wa, shihan sofutowea ga motsu kinō ni gyōmuteki na kinō yōken o fuka shita katachi de teikyōshi, riyōsha wa gyōmu ni sokushita kinō toshite riyō dekiru．

     With an enabler, necessary business functions may be added to existing commercial software, and users can cater these functions to their business needs.

Related terms

• イネーブリング (inēburingu)