Pouívání

Pouívání is a nonstandard or misspelled form of the Czech noun používání, which denotes the act or process of using something. The standard spelling is používání. The term encompasses the act of applying a tool, method, or resource in practice and is used across domains such as language, technology, and everyday life.

Etymology and form: Používat means “to use,” and the noun používání is formed with the suffix -ování, yielding a neuter noun that describes the act of using. In standard Czech, phrases follow the pattern používání něčeho (the use of something) or používání nástrojů (the use of tools).

Usage considerations: Používání describes how something is used, its manner, frequency, or practice. In academic or policy contexts it can refer to allowed or typical usage, for example používání osobních údajů (the use of personal data). The variant pouívání is not accepted in formal writing and should be corrected to používání.

Relation to other terms: Related concepts include použití (use or application) and používání (the act of using, often used in everyday speech as a near-synonym). In Slovak, the equivalent term is používanie; in Czech, the standard form is používání. The distinction between standard používání and nonstandard pouívání is mainly orthographic.