Signaalia
Signaalia is the partitive singular form of the Finnish noun signaali and is often translated as "signal" in English. In Finnish, signaalia denotes any quantity or event that conveys information within a system, or that serves as an indicator. The term appears across technical and everyday contexts.
In technical contexts, signaalia refer to signals that carry information and can be electrical, optical, acoustic,
In engineering and telecommunications, signaalia are the inputs, outputs, and control signals used to encode, transmit,
Etymology and usage: signaali is a loanword from the international term signal, adapted into Finnish phonology