ikkunapohjaisia

Ikkunapohjaisia is a Finnish adjective form meaning window-based or based on windows. It is derived from the noun ikkunu, meaning window, combined with the suffix -pohjainen, which signals being based on or founded on something. The ending -aisia marks the plural partitive, so the expression is typically used to describe multiple items, e.g., ikkunapohjaisia ratkaisuja or ikkunapohjaisia käyttöliittymiä.

In practical use, ikkunapohjaisia is most common in technical and design contexts. It describes objects, systems, or designs that organize or present information through windows or window-like interfaces, rather than through a single, fixed canvas. Typical contexts include software design, where developers refer to window-based user interfaces (ikkunapohjaisia käyttöliittymiä), as well as architectural or information-structural discussions that emphasize modular panels or windows as the primary organizational units.

Grammatically, ikkunapohjaisia functions as an adjective in its plural partitive form, modifying plural nouns in sentences such as "ikkunapohjaisia ratkaisuja" (window-based solutions) or "ikkunapohjaisia käyttöliittymiä" (window-based user interfaces). The term is productive in Finnish and can be applied to a range of descriptions, though it is most often found in technical writing, design discourse, and discussions of graphical interfaces.

See also: ikkunapohjainen, ikkunan, pohjainen, käyttöliittymä, graafinen käyttöliittymä.