katseluajan

Katseluajan is a Finnish term used to describe the period during which media, content, or other viewable material is accessible for viewing. The word is formed from katselu, meaning viewing, and aika, meaning time. The form katseluajan is the genitive of katseluaika, and appears in phrases that discuss the length or restrictions of the viewing window, such as katseluajan pidentäminen or katseluajan rajoitus.

In practice, katseluajan is used in various contexts to indicate how long a user may access content after activation, purchase, or authorization. In streaming services, it can refer to the duration of a title’s availability to a subscriber. In libraries, archives, or digital repositories, katseluajan denotes the time a digital copy can be consulted or a resource can be viewed, either on-site or remotely. The exact meaning and length of katseluajan are typically defined by licensing agreements, platform policies, or institutional rules, and may vary between products, services, and jurisdictions.

Linguistically, katseluajan is the genitive form of the compound katseluaika, and it is commonly used in Finnish to connect the concept of viewing with a time-related attribute in phrases like katseluajan lopettaminen or katseluajan pituus. While not a fixed technical term with a universally standardized definition, it is widely understood in contexts involving access windows, licensing terms, and user permissions.

See also: katselu, aika, katseluaika, käyttöoikeus.