viite

Viite is a Finnish noun that translates to reference, citation, or pointer in English. It derives from the verb viitata, meaning to refer. In everyday Finnish, viite refers to something that points or directs attention to another thing, such as a cross-reference in a document or a note citing a source. In writing and publishing, a viite is typically a citation or an in-text reference that corresponds to a full bibliographic entry in a viiteluettelo (bibliography or reference list). The act of citing is viittaus; a source is viitetieto or viitetiedot in bibliographic records. Finnish style guides describe how to format viitteet according to the chosen citation style (for example APA, Chicago, or Vancouver), and a viiteluettelo lists sources alphabetically by author or in order of appearance.

In administrative and financial contexts, viite commonly refers to a payment reference number, used to match payments with invoices; viitenumero or viitteellinen maksutapa are standard terms in Finnish banking and invoicing.

In information technology and computing, viite may be used to mean a reference or pointer to an object or data structure, and in some contexts a hyperlink can be described as a viite to another resource.

Overall, viite is a versatile term in Finnish that encompasses references, citations, cross-references, and identifiers used to connect information across texts, documents, and systems.