Kirjaukset

Kirjaukset are a Finnish term meaning records or entries. The word is the plural form of kirjaus and is used across fields to denote individual recorded items in a book, ledger, log, or registry. They can refer to accounting entries, archival catalog entries, or log entries in digital systems.

In accounting, kirjaus describes each financial transaction recorded in books, such as debits and credits, and posting to the general ledger. The process of making kirjaus entries aims to keep the total debits equal to the total credits. In archival and library contexts, kirjaus refers to an entry in a catalog or register, recording bibliographic data, accession numbers, or administrative actions. In information technology, kirjaus can denote log entries produced by software and systems, including events, errors, or access records.

Etymology and usage: Kirjaus comes from kirja meaning book, with the suffix -us forming a noun; kirjaukset thus literally means book entries or notations. The term is common in Finnish-language financial, archival, and IT literature and is translated according to context as record, entry, notation, or log entry.

Notes: The term is primarily a Finnish-language concept and is most often encountered in professional or administrative texts. In English-language contexts, equivalents such as record, entry, or log entry are used depending on the field.