tekstipõhine

Tekstipõhine is the Estonian adjective describing something that is based on or emphasizes text rather than other media such as images or video. The term is used across technology, publishing, education and research to indicate a predominance of textual content, structure or interfaces.

In computing, tekstipõhised kasutajaliides and text-based programs rely on characters and commands rather than graphical elements. Examples include command-line interfaces, terminal emulators, and terminal-based applications or editors. Tekstipõhine design often offers advantages such as lower resource requirements, better accessibility in low-bandwidth contexts, and easier localization, but can also present a steeper learning curve and reduced visual affordance.

In publishing and workflows, tekstipõhine formats and processes prioritise plain text or minimal formatting. This supports straightforward processing, indexing and conversion to other formats, and can simplify data extraction and archival practices. In education and research, a tekstipõhine approach may focus on presenting and analyzing information primarily through textual content, for example in corpus linguistics or text-based datasets.

In Estonian discourse, the term is commonly used to contrast with graphical or multimedia approaches, and is often linked to notions of simplicity, portability and universality. Tekstipõhine solutions are valued for compatibility across platforms and long-term accessibility, though they may be less visually engaging than media-rich alternatives.