Salattujen

Salattujen is a Finnish grammatical form, specifically the genitive plural of the adjective salattu, meaning "encrypted" or "secret." The term itself is not a stand-alone noun but a form used to modify nouns in phrases that express possession or relation to something kept secret or encrypted. Common examples include salattujen tietojen (of the encrypted data) or salattujen viestien (of the encrypted messages). The corresponding forms in other cases include salatut (nominative plural) and salattuja (partitive plural).

Usage and function: Salattujen appears in contexts where the speaker refers to a group of items with encryption or secrecy status. In computing, data security, law, and journalism, it often appears in phrases describing encrypted data, communications, or records. It typically accompanies a noun in genitive construction, as in salattujen tietojen käsittely (the handling of encrypted data) or salattujen viestien tutkiminen (the examination of encrypted messages).

Etymology: Salattujen derives from the verb salata, whose past participle is salattu. The form salattujen is the genitive plural used to modify a following noun within a larger noun phrase.

Notes: Salattujen cannot function alone as a standalone noun; it requires a following noun to form a complete sense. It reflects Finnish adjective inflection patterns, where the meaning hinges on context and case. See also: salattu, salata, salaus.