näyttöruudulta

Näyttöruudulta is a Finnish term used to indicate origin or source from the display screen. It is a declined form of näytöruutu, a compound noun meaning the display or monitor. In technical and written Finnish, näytöruudulta conveys that information, data, or an action comes from or is retrieved from the screen itself.

Etymology and form: The word combines näytö- (display/screen) and ruutu (screen/frame), forming näyttöruutu meaning “display screen.” The suffix -lta (in this case -ulta/-ulta in standard spelling) marks elative, indicating origin “from the screen.” Other related forms include näytöruudulla (on the screen) or näytöruudun (of the display). The elative use is more common in technical contexts than in everyday speech.

Usage and nuance: Näyttöruudulta appears primarily in technical writing, documentation, debugging, and user interface discussions, where the screen is treated as a source or location. It emphasizes that something is sourced from the display rather than from another component or medium. In everyday language, speakers more often use generic terms such as näytöltä or näytöltä löytyvä/luettu; näytöruudulta carries a slightly more formal, device-specific nuance.

Variants and related terms: Näyttöruutu (display screen) is the base noun. Related terms include näytöltä (on the screen) and monitori (monitor). The choice between näytöruudulta and näytöltä depends on the desired precision and formality of the context.

See also: näytöruutu, ruutu, näyttö, monitori, display.