implisit

Implisit is a term in the Indonesian language that denotes something implicit—information, meaning, or obligations not stated directly but understood. It is the counterpart to eksplisit, which means explicit. In both everyday language and formal discourse, implisit describes content inferred from context, tone, or shared knowledge rather than explicitly articulated in words.

Etymology and scope: The word is generally regarded as a direct Indonesian borrowing from English implicit, and is commonly used across fields such as linguistics, law, and information technology to signal something implied rather than expressed. In linguistics, implisit refers to implied content or meaning that can be inferred from context, as opposed to explicit content described by eksplisit. In contract law and policy, implisit terms may arise from statutory interpretation, customary practice, or reasonable expectations not written in the contract.

Computing usage: In programming and databases, implisit can describe behavior or values supplied by the system without explicit instruction from the user, including concepts such as implisit type conversion (konversi implisit) and implisit parameters. In pragmatics, the related concept of implikatur (implicature) concerns what a speaker implies beyond the literal meaning.

Related terms include eksplisit and implikatur.