又は or

Language

erlang

Surface

keywords

Locale

ja

Brain ID

erlang/keywords/or

Upstream reference

devdocs.io · search

Brain version

1.1.0-alpha.13 · generated Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:26:24 GMT · hash 4914b8003cdd29d0…

Provenance

No council migration covers this term — it comes from the dictionary / base layer.

Full per-leaf change history across brain builds is not yet recorded; shown is the current build's layer stack.

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AI council review

Reviewed by 1 model · @cf/aisingapore/gemma-sea-lion-v4-27b-it · 2026-07-17

Cluster bool-operators · locale ja · member or

improve

verdict

または

existing translation

もしくは

improved translation

Explanation

While 'または' is technically correct, 'もしくは' is more commonly used in programming to represent the exclusive OR nature of the boolean operator. It avoids potential ambiguity.

Issue breakdown

consistency While 'または' is correct, 'もしくは' is often preferred for boolean OR in programming contexts, implying exclusivity. 'または' can sometimes imply inclusivity.