Hiteles

Hiteles is a Hungarian adjective meaning authentic, credible, or genuine. It is used to describe information, documents, statements, or claims that are trustworthy or officially verified. In administrative or legal contexts, a value or document labeled hiteles is considered to have been authenticated by an authorized person or institution.

Etymology and related forms: Hiteles originates from the root hit, related to belief or trust, with a suffix that expresses the quality of being worthy of belief. Related nouns and verbs include hitelesség (authenticity), hitelesítés (authentication or verification), hitelesítő (the authenticator), and hiteles okirat (an authenticated document) or hiteles másolat (a certified copy).

Usage and contexts: The term is common in law, administration, journalism, and everyday language. It distinguishes between genuine or verified material and false or unverified material. For example, a hiteles forrás is a credible source, a hiteles hír is trustworthy news, and a hiteles adatok is reliable data. In official paperwork, a “hiteles okirat” carries legal force because it has been authenticated to confirm its integrity and origin.

Related concepts: Hitlessness is not used in everyday language, but hitelesség (authenticity) is a key notion in evaluating information and documents. The process and actors involved in achieving hiteles status are described by terms such as hitelesítés and hitelesítő.

See also: hitelesítés, hiteles forrás, hiteles okirat, hiteles másolat, hitelesség, hiteles adat.