Interpreteeritud

Interpreteeritud is an Estonian adjective formed from the verb interpreteerida, meaning to interpret. It indicates that something has been subjected to interpretation or analysis. The term is used across domains to describe texts, data, conclusions, or statements that have been explained or interpreted rather than left in their original form.

In everyday language, one might say interpreteeritud andmed (interpreted data) or interpreteeritud teksti (interpreted text) to signal that a processing step has produced a particular meaning or explanation. In the humanities and social sciences, interpreteeritud material is common in qualitative analysis, where researchers present an interpretation of sources or observations.

In computer science, interpreteeritud keel is used to refer to programming languages executed by an interpreter. This contrasts with compiled languages, where source code is translated into machine code by a compiler. The exact phrase may vary by source, and some writers use other borrowed terms, but the general idea is that execution occurs through interpretation rather than ahead-of-time compilation.

Origin: the word is a direct Estonian derivation from the English loanword interpret, via the verb interpreteerida, and shares its sense with cognate terms in other languages, such as interpreted data or interpreted text.