Muokkamatonta

Muokkamatonta is a Finnish adjective meaning not modified or unaltered. It describes content or data that has not undergone deliberate editing or alteration from its original state. The term is formed from the verb muokata (to modify) with the negative suffix -maton, and it inflects like other Finnish adjectives. The common inflected form muokkamatonta is the partitive singular, used with nouns in the partitive case, for example muokkamatonta kuvaa "an unedited photo" or muokkamatonta dataa "unmodified data."

In practice, muokkamatonta is frequently used in media, journalism, and research to signal authenticity or originality. In journalism, muokkamaton material may refer to raw footage or text that has not been edited for publication. In data and scientific contexts, muokkamatonta dataa or muokkamatonta aineistoa denotes raw, untouched datasets or source material. The term is also encountered in discussions of image or video handling, where it contrasts with muokattu, meaning edited or modified material.

The label muokkamatonta is relative and context-dependent. What counts as a modification can vary by field and standards, and even files described as muokkamatonta may undergo routine processing such as compression or metadata changes. Nevertheless, the term is widely used to convey an emphasis on original, non-edited form and is often part of discussions of authenticity, provenance, and verification.

See also: editing, authenticity, original material, data integrity.