viiteindeksiin

Viiteindeksiin is a Finnish term formed from viite (reference or citation) and indeksi (index). The compound viiteindeksi denotes an index of references or citations, a concept commonly used in library science, bibliographic databases, and metadata systems. The form viiteindeksiin is the illative case of viiteindeksi, indicating movement into or inclusion within the reference index, i.e., “into the reference index” or “to the reference index.”

In usage, viiteindeksiin appears in contexts where items are added to or located within a reference index. It is a technical term more likely to be found in documentation, data management instructions, or scholarly writing. For example: “Lisää uusi viite viiteindeksiin” (Add a new reference to the reference index). “Tietue siirrettiin viiteindeksiin” (The record was moved into the reference index). “Tallennetaan tiedot viiteindeksiin” (Store the data in the reference index).

Viiteindeksi is a specialized term; in everyday Finnish related concepts are more often expressed with viiteluettelo (reference list) or lähdeviitteet (source citations). In bibliographic or database contexts, users may also encounter related phrases such as bibliografinen indeksi (bibliographic index). The illative form viiteindeksiin follows standard Finnish inflection patterns for compound nouns and enables precise phrasing of actions directed toward the index.