liikkeellelaskijan

Liikkeellelaskijan is a Finnish compound noun used to describe an entity that initiates movement within a system. It is formed from liike, meaning movement or motion, and laskija, meaning one who performs a function or calculation. The form liikkeellelaskijan is the genitive singular, indicating possession or association, as in “liikkeellelaskijan tehtävä” (the motion initiator’s task).

Meaning and usage

In technical contexts, liikkeellelaskija denotes the initiator of motion, which can be a person (an operator) or a device (a starter, trigger, or actuator) that starts a mechanism or sequence. The term is specialized and not common in everyday Finnish; it typically appears in manuals, diagrams, or engineering documentation. In many cases, more common terms such as käynnistin (starter), käynnistysmekanismi (starting mechanism), or aktuaattori (actuator) are used to describe similar concepts. Liikkeellelaskija may thus be encountered in descriptions of control systems, automation workflows, or mechanical design where a defined initiation of movement is required.

Relation to other terms

Given its niche usage, liikkeellelaskijan meaning is closely aligned with components that provoke or enable motion. Depending on the context, it can refer to a human operator who starts a process or to a hardware component that triggers movement following a control signal. The choice of term often depends on the preferred terminology of a field (mechanical engineering, robotics, process automation) and the specificity of the initiation being described.

See also

Käynnistin, käynnistysmekanismi, aktuaattori.