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judge

judge

19 6.5
A program that automatically tests and scores code
  • noun
  • /dʒʌdʒ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : evaluador automático
  • The Public Trust doctrine relies on judicial review and judge-made principles.

Examples

  • Video judging differs from print or slide judging in that the maker receives copies of the judges' evaluation sheets.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The only real glitch was a poorly structured judging schedule that prevented entrants from getting direct comments from the judge.

    Academic text (1994)
  • When I view a print now, I think, how would a POM judge see it?

    Academic text (2001)
  • One of the basic rules of judging is that a judge cannot be so narrow-minded.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Will entrants please bring their wines to the judging booth?

  • I won't be the one doing the judging, Mrs. Wycoff.

  • The three state Supreme Court judges appeared mainly interested in using the case to engage in judicial lawmaking.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The software uses an automated judge to evaluate the students' coding submissions.

  • Our team developed a judge that scores programming challenges based on accuracy and efficiency.

  • The online platform features a judge that ranks data entries according to predefined criteria.

Synonyms

judicator
vsjudge
  • Specialized
9.6

A computer program or system that checks information and makes decisions without a person

focuses on scoring and ranking submissions by running tests or applying rules

Idioms

Decide something about a person or thing by how they look

Make an excuse that nobody believes and only a judge cares about

Compounds

trial judge
  • Formal
13 5.1

A person who leads a court trial and decides about the law and evidence

activist judge
  • Literature
4 7.5

A judge who decides cases based on personal beliefs to promote social change

judge advocate
  • Specialized
4 7.4

An officer in the military who gives legal advice and handles law for soldiers

1 9.1

A senior military lawyer who gives legal advice to a branch of the armed forces

1 4.8

An official who helps the referee by watching the sideline and keeping the game time

back judge
  • Jargon
1 5.5

An official in American football who stands deep behind defenders to watch the play and enforce rules

1 7.9

An official in American football who watches plays and passes downfield on one sideline

A person who judges contests very strictly and unfairly, used as a joke

field judge
  • Jargon
5.5

An official in American football who watches passes and calls penalties near the far sideline

7.9

Rules judges make when they decide cases

How Automated

judge
  • Specialized
19 6.5
reviewer
118 3.1

Surface Forms

judge singular
judges plural

Etymology

Judge comes from the old Latin word iudex, from ius 'law' and dicere 'to say'. Calling a computer program a judge is like saying it 'decides' or 'speaks' the result by testing and scoring each entry.