handelings

Handelingen is the plural of the Dutch noun handeling, meaning an action, operation, procedure, or act performed by a person or organization. The term is used in a range of formal and administrative contexts as well as in medicine, law, and business, to denote acts with varying degrees of significance.

In everyday language, handelingen cover actions such as completing a form, making a payment, or carrying out a task. In professional domains, the word often signals procedures or interventions: medische handelingen are medical procedures performed by clinicians, and rechtshandelingen refer to acts with legal effect, such as signing a contract or issuing an official declaration. In computing and user interface design, handelingen describe user actions like clicking, dragging, or selecting options.

Etymology and related terms: handeling is a Dutch word with cognates in related Germanic languages, including German Handlung, which also means action or transaction. The term is related to synonyms and closely linked concepts in Dutch such as actie (action), procedure (procedure), and operatie (operation). The standard plural in Dutch is handelingen; Afrikaans uses comparable forms in similar contexts.

See also: rechtshandeling, medische handelingen, gebruikershandeling, actie, procedure.