nimihallinta
Nimihallinta is Finnish term meaning the practice of managing names across information systems and organizational contexts. It covers how names for people, organizations, resources, domains, and other entities are created, stored, changed, and governed to ensure consistency, discoverability, and stability of references across apps and datasets.
It typically involves establishing naming policies, standards for canonicalization, and processes for handling duplicates or ambiguities.
Practices include defining authoritative naming authorities, employing naming conventions, automating name generation (for example slugging, canonical
Challenges include multilingual and cultural variations, privacy concerns, name changes due to life events, and the