Väljunditeni

Väljunditeni is a term that appears in Estonian-language technical writing, particularly in discussions of workflows, data processing, and user interfaces. The term is not widely standardized in dictionaries; its exact usage varies between texts. It is formed from väljund (output) and the suffix -teni, which conveys a sense of reaching toward a destination. The resulting sense can be understood as "to the output" or "to the point of output."

In practice, väljunditeni is used to refer to a conceptual endpoint of a process—the state at which data or results emerge as an observable output. In diagrams and documentation, it can denote the path or sequence of modules that lead to the final output, or the minimal required steps before an output is produced. The term is more common in niche technical contexts than in everyday language, and its precise interpretation may depend on the domain (for example, software engineering versus data pipelines).

Usage examples typically describe a workflow converging toward a final result. For instance, a process description might state that data flow proceeds "väljunditeni läbi moodulite," indicating movement toward the output through successive modules. Because väljunditeni is not a universally standardized term, readers should consult the surrounding text for domain-specific nuances.

See also: väljund (output), väljumine (exit), egress, workflow. The term remains a relatively specialized construction within Estonian technical vocabulary.