Yhteenkytkentään

Yhteenkytkentään is a Finnish illative form of the noun yhteenkytkentä, which means interconnection, coupling, or linkage between components, systems, or networks. The illative case marks movement toward or into a state or process, in this case toward being interconnected or into the interconnection itself.

In technical and engineering contexts, yhteenkytkentään is used to refer to the phase or target of establishing interconnections. It can denote the process of connecting subsystems, wiring, interfaces, or networks, as well as the conditions or requirements that pertain to an interconnected configuration. For example, discussions about network design or electrical systems may address requirements or challenges related to yhteenkytkentään.

In broader usage, the term appears in planning or organizational discourse to describe linking between parts of a system, project, or workflow. It can also occur in research and development when examining how different components or modules will be brought together to function as an integrated whole. Phrases such as yhteenkytkentään liittyvät riskit or yhteenkytkentään johtavat ratkaisut are common, signaling items connected to or leading toward interconnection.

Etymologically, yhteenkytkentä is formed from yhte- (“together”) and kytkentä (“connection”), with the illative suffix -ään/-ään marking movement toward the state of interconnection.

See also: yhteenkytkentä, kytkentä, yhdistäminen.