Sildamine

Sildamine is a term in Estonian that translates roughly as bridging. It refers to the act or process of creating a link, connection, or integration between two parts that would otherwise be separate. The word derives from sild, "bridge," with the agentive suffix -amine.

In information technology and networking, sildamine denotes the creation or use of a bridge between network segments to forward traffic at the data-link layer, enabling devices on different subnets to communicate as if on a single network.

In linguistics and discourse analysis, sildamine describes a cohesive device that links elements in text—connecting an implied referent to its antecedent, or bridging gaps in information.

In chemistry and materials science, sildamine can refer to bridging ligands or structural motifs that connect two metal centers or framework components, producing a bridged architecture.

In civil engineering and construction, the term may describe components that span a space to carry loads—physical bridging elements that unite parts of a structure.

Because Estonian usage is domain-specific, translations vary; in English texts the term is often explicit as "bridging" or "bridging connection" depending on context.