Tekstipiste

Tekstipiste is a term used in Finnish-language publishing and digital text-processing contexts to denote a marker or small unit related to text. Formed from "tekst" (text) and "piste" (dot, point), the phrase is used in several Finnish workflows to indicate a location in a document where an action occurs, such as formatting, annotation, or translation alignment. The term does not refer to a single standardized unit in international typography; its precise meaning varies by software and organization.

In typographic use, tekstipiste can refer to a positional reference within a text grid or layout system used to align lines, baselines, or inline elements. In editing and localization workflows, it often designates an anchor for automated processing, placeholders for dynamic content, or a boundary between text segments. In subtitling and caption workflows, a tekstipiste may mark the beginning of a line or a cue point tied to timing.

Etymology: a compound of Finnish tekst "text" and piste "point" or "dot." The term is most common in Finnish-language documentation and within specific software ecosystems, and is less widely used or standardized in international publishing.

See also: anchor, marker, tag, placeholder, typographic grid, translation memory alignment.