dokumentaatioina

Dokumentaatioina is a Finnish grammatical form of the noun dokumentaatio, meaning documentation. In Finnish, this word form is the essive plural, used to express “as documentation” for multiple items or for a collective function. It is not a separate lexical term with a fixed meaning beyond its grammatical role; rather, it indicates that several documents or materials serve as documentation.

The form is common in formal writing, archival work, and research contexts where it is important to describe what items function as documentation for a project, study, or procedure. It emphasizes the role or use of the listed materials as evidence, records, or sources. The phrase can help distinguish between different categories of materials by stating that they act in the capacity of documentation.

Usage examples include: “Projektin loppuraportit, valokuvamateriaali ja käyttöohjeet toimivat dokumentaatioina projektin toiminnan todistuksena.” Another example: “Kokoelma raportteja ja tallenteita toimii dokumentaatioina virallisessa arkistossa.” In these contexts, dokumentaatioina refers to multiple items collectively serving as official or documentary material.

Notes of caution: dokumentaatioina is a specific grammatical form and should be used where Finnish syntax requires the essive plural to denote “as documentation.” It is distinct from dokumentaatioita, the partitive plural, which would refer to “documentation” as a non-exhaustive object rather than as a capacity or role.