vaadeldav

Vaadeldav is an Estonian adjective meaning able to be viewed or inspected; viewable. It is formed from the verb vaadata (to look) with a present-participle suffix, conveying the sense of something that can be looked at. The term is commonly used in information technology, data governance, documentation, and archives to describe content, documents, or interfaces that are accessible for viewing by users or auditors, often subject to permissions or privacy rules.

In practice, vaadeldav is used to label items that can be visually accessed, such as a vaadeldav dokument (viewable document), vaadeldav sisu (viewable content), or a vaadeldav arhiiv (viewable archive). It helps distinguish between content that is openly visible and content that is restricted or confidential. The noun form vaadeldavus can denote the property of being viewable or the concept of viewability.

Related terms include loetav (readable), which emphasizes legibility or machine-readable access, and nähtav (visible), which focuses on being perceivable by sight. In contrast, terms like salastatud (classified) or piiratud (restricted) describe limited access, the opposite of vaadeldav in many contexts. The usage of vaadeldav tends to appear in official language, user interfaces, and documentation that address accessibility, transparency, and permissions.

See also: loetav, nähtav, salastatud, piiratud.