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語源

red +‎ line, originating with the frequent use of red pen or pencil to mark corrections on drawings and documents (1), and the red markings on a tachometer (2).

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛd ˌlaɪn/
• 韻: -ɛdlaɪn

名詞

redline (複数形 redlines)

1. A drawing, document, etc. that has been marked for correction or modification.
2. The maximum speed at which the engine in a car or aircraft etc. is designed to operate.

動詞

redline (三人称単数 現在形 redlines, 現在分詞 redlining, 過去形および過去分詞形 redlined)

1. To mark a drawing or document for correction or modification.
2. (automotive) To run an internal combustion engine to its maximum or maximum recommended speed.
3. (Canada, 米国用法, urban studies) To deny or complicate access to services (such as banking, insurance, または healthcare) to residents in specific, often racially determined, areas.

   Antonym: greenline

   • 1995 September, Richard Barbrook; Andy Cameron, “The Californian Ideology”, in Mute‎^[1], volume 1, number 3, ISSN 1356-7748:

     Already ‘redlined’ by profit-hungry telcos, the inhabitants of poor inner city areas can be shut out of the new on-line services through lack of money.