English Dictionary

nudge

IPA（発音記号）

/nʌdʒ/

名詞

インターネット

A gentle push. / (Internet) A feature of instant messaging software used to get the attention of another user, as by shaking the conversation window or playing a sound.

日本語の意味

穏やかに、軽く押す行為。 / （インターネット用語として）チャットソフトなどで、相手の注意を引くためにウィンドウを揺らしたり音を鳴らしたりする機能。

She gave the old bookshelf a slight nudge to check if it was stable.

彼女は古い本棚が安定しているか確かめるために、そっと押した。

意味（1）

A gentle push.

意味（2）

(Internet) A feature of instant messaging software used to get the attention of another user, as by shaking the conversation window or playing a sound.

意味（3）

The rotation by one step of a fruit machine reel of the player's choice.

Since the machine was showing two lemons and a cherry, I decided to try a nudge.

意味（4）

(behavioral economics) The use of positive reinforcement and indirect suggestions as ways to influence.

All this experimentation is yielding insights into which nudges give the biggest shove. One question is whether nudges can be designed to harness existing social norms. In Copenhagen Pelle Guldborg Hansen, founder of the Danish Nudging Network, a non-profit organisation, tested two potential “social nudges” in partnership with the local government, both using symbols to try to influence choices.

nudges （ plural ）