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höljen

Höljen is the plural form of the Swedish noun hölje, which designates the outer protective covering, enclosure, or casing of an object. The term is widely used in technical, industrial, and everyday language to refer to the protective shell that surrounds and shields components or contents. In electronics, machinery, and packaging, höljen denotes the physical housing or enclosure that provides structural integrity and protection from the environment.

Etymology and form: hölje comes from the Swedish verb hölja, meaning to wrap or cover, and shares

Contexts and usage: The term is common in engineering and manufacturing when referring to the outer case

See also: hölje, kapsling, skal. The concept of höljen aligns with English terms such as housing, enclosure,

cognates
with
related
Germanic
terms
for
coverings.
In
Swedish
grammar,
hölje
is
a
neuter
noun,
and
it
forms
plural
and
definite
forms
to
describe
multiple
housings
or
a
defined
set
of
housings.
The
word
appears
in
compound
expressions
such
as
cellhölje
in
biology
and
kabelhölje
in
electronics.
or
chassis
of
devices,
motors,
housings
for
electronics,
and
protective
shells
of
cables.
In
biology,
hölje
appears
in
terms
like
cellhölje,
describing
membranes
or
envelopes
that
enclose
cells
or
cell
components.
The
concept
also
appears
in
everyday
language
when
talking
about
the
outer
layer
of
everyday
objects,
such
as
containers
or
device
casings.
and
sheath,
and
it
is
frequently
used
in
technical
and
scientific
Swedish
to
describe
protective
coverings.