teknis

Teknis is a term used in Indonesian and Malay to describe matters related to technique, technology, or specialized knowledge. It functions primarily as an adjective and is common in technical writing, education, journalism, and everyday language to distinguish practical or applied aspects from non-technical ones. In everyday usage, teknis appears in phrases such as dokumen teknis (technical documents), spesifikasi teknis (technical specifications), and prosedur teknis (technical procedures). The broader concept, bahasa teknis, refers to the specialized vocabulary used in technical domains.

Etymology and usage context indicate that teknis is derived from the word teknik, meaning technique or method. The form teknis is a regular adaptation in Indonesian and Malay, often linked to terms borrowed from Dutch techniek or English technique through historical contact and language evolution. In many texts, teknis is paired with fields like teknologi, teknik, or industri, to label content that deals with the practical methods, standards, and instruments of a subject.

In contrast to related terms, teknis generally points to the practical, operational, or applied side of a discipline rather than its theoretical or scientific aspects. It can describe procedures, equipment, specifications, or the language used to discuss specialized topics. While teknis is widespread in Indonesia and Malaysia, equivalent terms exist in other languages (for example, teknik in Indonesian means technique, or teknikal in some Malay contexts), reflecting shared roots in the broader family of words for technical matters.

Overall, teknis serves as a concise, widely understood label for technical content and activities across multiple Malay-language communities.