beltartalmi

Beltartalmi is a term found in Hungarian-language discussions of linguistics, information science, and media studies. It refers to the intrinsic or internal content of a document, system, or artifact, as opposed to external or supplementary content. The word is formed from bel- meaning inner or within and tartalmi, derived from tartalom, meaning content. In practice, beltartalmi analysis highlights core narrative, essential data, and built-in metadata that define the object's primary meaning or function irrespective of external references. The concept is used in content analysis, archival science, library science, and digital humanities to distinguish what is fundamentally contained within a work from what is provided by outside sources, such as citations, appendices, or external links.

In usage, beltartalmi considerations may influence how materials are indexed, summarized, or retrieved, with emphasis on internal structure, argument, and data organization. It can complement, but is distinct from related concepts such as külső tartalmi (external content) or meta-tartalmi (meta-content). Etymology: from bel- meaning inner and tartalmi meaning content-related. The term's usage is most common in Hungarian-language scholarship; English-language literature tends to render it as intrinsic content or internal content rather than a direct loanword.

References: Hungarian dictionaries and academic works on content analysis and metadata standards.