ローコード

• 読み: ローコード
• ローマ字: roo koodo
• 発音: /roː.koː.do/

意味

Low-code — a style of app development using visual tools and minimal hand-coding, heavily promoted in Japan as part of DX (digital transformation) initiatives.

ローコード is the katakana rendering of 'low-code.' In Japan it became a corporate buzzword alongside ノーコード (no-code) as companies and the government pushed DX (デジタルトランスフォーメーション) strategies. The appeal is enabling non-engineers to build internal tools and automations without deep programming knowledge. Frequently mentioned in IT business media and vendor marketing targeting Japanese enterprises.

例文

1. ローコードツールで業務アプリを自分で作れるようになった。
2. うちの会社DX推進でローコード導入したんだけど正直むずい。
3. ローコードとノーコードって何が違うの？ってよく聞かれる。

使い方ガイド

場面: workplace, IT industry, DX discussions, business media

トーン: professional, buzzword-ish

正しい言い方

• ローコードで社内ツール作れば開発コスト減らせるよ。 (If we build internal tools with low-code, we can reduce development costs.)
• DX推進でローコード導入を検討してる企業が増えてる。 (More and more companies are considering adopting low-code as part of DX promotion.)

避ける言い方

• 「ローコード」と「ノーコード」を混同しない — ローコードはある程度のコーディングが必要で、ノーコードは一切不要 (Don't mix up ローコード and ノーコード — low-code still requires some coding, while no-code requires none)

よくある間違い

• Treating ローコード as a specific product name — it is a category of development approach, not a single tool
• Using it outside business or IT contexts where the audience may not be familiar with the term

起源と歴史

A katakana transcription of the English 'low-code,' a term popularised by software analysts in the 2010s. Gained strong traction in Japan from around 2019–2021 as DX became a government and corporate priority, with vendors like Salesforce and ServiceNow heavily marketing low-code platforms to Japanese businesses.

文化的背景

時代: 2019–present

世代: Business professionals, IT workers, 30s–50s

社会的背景: Corporate, IT sector

地域メモ: Used across Japan primarily in business and IT circles. Closely linked to the government-driven DX push.