komentit

Kommentit is the Finnish plural noun meaning "comments." The term covers remarks attached to spoken or written content, such as reader comments on articles, annotations in documents, or critical notes in reviews. In Finnish, the singular is kommentti and the plural is kommentit.

In writing and media, comments can serve various functions, including clarification, critique, or discussion. They appear in news sites, blogs, forums, and academic articles as reader responses, editor's notes, or post-publication feedback.

In computing, kommentti (singular) and kommentit describe non-executable notes within source code. Comments explain logic, document interfaces, or justify design choices. They are ignored by compilers and interpreters. Different programming languages use different syntax, such as // or # for inline comments and /* ... */ for block comments.

In online platforms, comments are a form of user-generated content that can influence discourse, engagement, and moderation needs. Many platforms implement policies to address harassment, misinformation, spam, and copyright concerns, and may employ moderation, filtering, or reporting features.

In linguistics and digital humanities, kommentit are data for discourse analysis, sentiment analysis, and studies of interaction. They can be categorized by tone, stance, or rhetorical function and contribute to understanding public conversation around topics.