ndefine def

Language

ruby

Surface

keywords

Locale

jv

Concept

define

Brain ID

ruby/keywords/def

Brevity ladder

ndefine → neg

Gloss

define — the verb that introduces a definition (especially a function)

Upstream reference

ruby-doc.org · search

Brain version

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

Provenance

#2 declare concept_map maps ruby/def → concept define
#28 sealion-refinement concept_map maps ruby/def → concept define winning layer

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Across locales

What each covering migration carries for this concept, per locale — the whole-brain view, not filtered by your language. Forms are the migration's leaf values (pre-transform, pre-human-verdict); a locale without a form falls back to canonical English. Chips open that locale's live docs page for this term.

declare · concept define — per-locale forms

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sealion-refinement · concept define — per-locale forms

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AI council review

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

Cluster declare · locale jv · member define

improve

verdict

negesi

existing translation

ndefine

improved translation

Explanation

Using a clipped loanword 'ndefine' (from 'define') maintains consistency with other programming terms and avoids the potential ambiguity of a native word that might have broader meanings. The 'nd-' prefix is common in Javanese for loanwords.

Issue breakdown

consistency While 'negesi' is a valid Javanese word for 'to define', it feels less precise in a programming context than a loanword. Consistency with other CS terms is preferable.