Hohjaus

Hohjaus is a Finnish term that, in some contexts, denotes the act of guiding, steering, or controlling a device, system, or process. In standard Finnish, the common noun for this concept is ohjaus, and most formal and technical texts use that form.

Hohjaus tends to appear as a nonstandard or dialectal variant, or in niche contexts such as historical writing, informal usage, brand names, or fictional works. It is not considered part of normative Finnish spelling for technical guidance or control. When encountered in technical material, hohjaus should generally be treated as nonstandard, and the standard term ohjaus is preferred for clarity and precision.

In practice, the broader idea behind hohjaus is the provision of direction, commands, or control to a mechanism or process. However, in professional fields such as engineering, automation, or navigation, exact terminology favors ohjaus or more specific phrases like ohjausjärjestelmä (control system) or ohjausalgoritmi (control algorithm). The usage of hohjaus in these domains is seldom normative and may be restricted to nontechnical writing, dialectal excerpts, or branding rather than formal documentation.

For readers encountering hohjaus, it is advisable to use ohjaus as the standard reference and to examine context to determine whether the term is being used in a nonstandard, historical, or stylistic sense. Related concepts include control, guidance, and the broader category of control systems.