kohdelukijan

Kohdelukijan is the genitive form of the Finnish noun kohdelukija, a compound word built from kohde (“target”) and lukija (“reader” or “scanner”). In technical Finnish, kohdelukija denotes a device or software component that reads or identifies information about a specific target within a data source or physical environment. The expression is not a universal standard, but it appears in field-specific texts where a system reads the identity, status, or attributes of a designated target.

In practice, kohdelukijan can refer to a range of implementations. In RFID or barcode systems, it describes the reader configured to detect a particular tag or code. In surveillance, tracking, or computer vision contexts, it may denote the software module or hardware that identifies and reports on the chosen target among many. In gaming or augmented reality, kohdelukijan can refer to a targeting subsystem that retrieves data about the selected object to present to the user.

The genitive form is used to indicate possession or association, as in phrases like kohdelukijan toiminta (“the operation of the target reader”) or kohdelukijan rooli (“the role of the target reader”). Because it reflects Finnish grammar rather than a fixed technical term, usage varies by author and industry.

See also kohde, lukija, RFID-lukija.