Käivitatavate

Käivitatavate is an Estonian linguistic form used in computing to describe software components that can be executed by a computer. It derives from the adjective käivitatav, meaning executable or runnable, and appears in contexts where multiple executable items are being referenced in a genitive sense.

In practice, käivitatavate is most commonly encountered as the genitive plural form used to modify nouns such as failide or programmide. For example, käivitatavate failide nimekiri means a list of executable files, and käivitatavate programmide loetelu means a list of executable programs. This form is typical in technical documentation, system administration, and software packaging where precise description of executable items is required.

Context and significance: Understanding käivitatavate helps in reading Estonian IT texts, where executable items are distinguished from non-executable data. Executable files and programs carry particular implications for security, permissions, and integrity verification. Administrators and developers may refer to käivitatavate failide õigused (permissions for executable files) or require digitally signed käivitatavate programmide, to ensure trust and proper execution behavior on a system.

See also: executable file, executable program, file permissions, digital signature, software packaging.