Välisseitetermiä
Välisseitetermiä is a Finnish term used in discussions of terminology management to denote terms that operate at an intermediate level between abstract domain concepts and concrete, domain-specific terms. The concept is not part of a single standardized taxonomy; its exact meaning can vary by project, author, or field. The construction reflects its intended role as a bridging label. An intermediate term describes a concept that is broader than a concrete instance but narrower than a general category; it helps coordinate between abstract models and implementation-level terms, facilitating translation, data modeling, and knowledge organization.
The concept is common in glossary design, knowledge graphs, ontology development, and translation workflows, where there
The use of välisseitetermiä aims to improve consistency across glossaries and data dictionaries, while critics note