Tihendatud

Tihendatud is an Estonian adjective meaning condensed or compressed. It is used to describe something that has been made more compact in volume or in expression, such as a physical material, a document, or data. As a linguistic form, tihendatud is the past passive participle of the verb tihendada, which means to compress or condense. In everyday Estonian, it commonly appears in phrases like tihendatud fail or tihendatud andmed, referring to data or files that have been compressed to save space or bandwidth. The term can also describe abridged or shortened texts, for example tihendatud versioon of a speech.

Etymology and related terms: The word is built from tihedus or tihe, meaning density or dense, with the participial suffix -datud. In technical contexts, komprimeeritud is another widely used synonym, but tihendatud emphasizes the result of compactness rather than the action.

Contexts and usage: In computing, tihendatud fail is standard in documentation to indicate a file that has undergone compression. In publishing, tihendatud tekst refers to a condensed version. In science, the phrase tihendatud aine or a condensed matter context may appear, though more domain-specific terminology is common in technical fields.

Notes: While closely related to the term komprimeerida, tihendatud often carries the nuance of a state achieved by compression and is interchangeable with komprimeeritud in many casual contexts.