kuvaaines
Kuvaaines is a Finnish term that describes an image-carrying material or substance used to convey or preserve visual information. The word is formed from kuva meaning "picture" and aine meaning "substance" or "material." In Finnish discourses on imaging sciences and media studies, kuvaaines can refer to both physical carriers of images and digital image data.
Historically, kuvaaines described physical media that carry images, such as photographic emulsions, film stock, and photographic
In practice, recognizing kuvaaines helps scholars and professionals distinguish between the medium that carries an image
Because Finnish usage varies by discipline, the term kuvaaines is not always used consistently; some sources