tallentaja

Tallentaja is a Finnish noun derived from the verb tallentaa, meaning to record or to save, with the agent noun suffix -ja. In general use, tallentaja refers to something that performs recording, or to a device or software component that saves audio, video, or data. The term is widely applicable across technology, media, and data-logging contexts.

Etymology and nuance: tallentaja literally designates the entity that carries out the recording. In practice, it is often used for devices or programs, such as audio recorders, video recorders, or data loggers. Because tallentaa covers saving information, tallentaja can describe both the act of recording and the instrument that performs it. When referring to a person who records material, Finnish normally chooses more specific terms like äänittäjä (sound engineer) or kuvaaja (cameraman), while tallentaja as a person is less common and can be ambiguous.

Contexts and usage: In software interfaces, tallentaja may appear as a label for a recording function. In hardware terminology, tallentaja can denote equipment such as äänentallentimet (audio recorders), videon tallentajat (video recorders), or datatallentimet/dataloggeri (data loggers). Related terms include tallennus (recording/save), tallennusvälineet (recording devices), and äänentallennin (audio recorder).

See also: tallennus, tallennusvälineet, äänentallennin, datatallentaja, dataloggeri.