Eimuutettavat
Eimuutettavat is a Finnish term used in information technology and archival contexts to describe items or data elements that are not subject to modification after their initial creation. The term is a compound of ei (not) and muutettavat (editable), effectively meaning "not editable" or "immutable." In English, the concept is commonly described as immutability or immutable objects.
Definition: An eimuutettavat object remains fixed once written; changes are achieved only by creating a new
Contexts: In databases and data storage, eimuutettavat designates append-only logs, write-once storage, or cryptographically signed documents.
Implementation considerations: while immutability improves auditability and integrity, it introduces storage overhead and requires versioning strategies,
Examples: a signed digital contract stored in a write-once repository; a blockchain transaction; an immutable configuration
See also: immutability, immutable data structures, append-only log, cryptographic hash, blockchain, data integrity, versioning.