Selaus

Selaus is a Finnish noun meaning the act of browsing or scrolling through content, especially in digital interfaces, but it can also refer to paging through printed material. The term derives from the verb selata, “to browse, flip through,” and is formed with the abstract suffix -us. In dictionaries selaus is often paired with selailu as a related concept; selaus tends to emphasize a specific instance or ongoing action of navigating content, while selailu can denote a broader habit of perusing.

In computing and digital media, selaus denotes moving through pages, documents, or media in a browser or reader. User interfaces may use the imperative form selaa, meaning “scroll” or “browse,” whereas selaus appears in contexts such as documentation or guidance texts to describe the process or state of navigating content. The term is commonly found in technical writing, UI labeling, and help materials.

Relation to related terms: selaus is closely connected to selata (the verb) and selailu (a more general or colloquial term for perusing). While both selaus and selailu can describe browsing, selaus often conveys the action or event of navigating content in a more formal or technical register.