justifierとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

justifier (複数形 justifiers)

1. (chiefly philosophy) One who, or that which, justifies some belief or action.
2. One who pardons and absolves from guilt and punishment.
   • 1867, The Evangelical Repository and United Presbyterian Review, page 483:

     God, essentially considered, in the person of the Father, is especially the justifier, in respect of judiciary power and authority.

3. (computing, typography) A machine, program or algorithm that justifies text by aligning it.
   • 1955, Book Production, volume 61-62, page 43:

     When the operator starts typing the third line, the justifier goes to work on the second.

派生語

• self-justifier