Aikaikkunan
Aikaikkunan is a term used to describe a defined interval of time during which certain events are considered valid or processed. In Finnish technical writing, the concept is widely used in scheduling, data analysis, and control systems to bound operations, measurements, or decisions.
Etymology and usage: The word stems from aika ('time') and ikkuna ('window'). In Finnish, aikaikkuna means 'time
Characteristics: An aikaikkuna is defined by a start time and an end time, yielding a duration. Windows
Applications: In data processing, aikaikkunan bounds the data subset used for aggregation or feature extraction. In
Examples: A sensor network may report data within a 10-minute aikaikkunan; a daily window might be used