ühilduvate

Ühilduvate is the genitive plural form of the Estonian adjective ühilduv, which describes things that can exist or operate together without conflict. In practice, it conveys ideas of compatibility, interoperability, or mutual harmony between elements such as systems, standards, features, or properties. The word is commonly used in technical, scientific, and everyday language to denote that components or ideas can co-exist or function jointly.

In usage, ühilduvate typically appears in noun phrases to specify the compatible aspects of a group of items. For example, phrases like ühilduvate süsteemide arhitektuur (architecture of compatible systems) or ühilduvate failivormingute toetus (support for interoperable file formats) illustrate how the term marks compatibility across different elements. The related noun ühilduvus denotes the quality or state of being compatible or interoperable.

Grammatical notes: ühilduvate is the genitive plural form used to modify plural nouns in contexts where ownership or association is indicated. The corresponding nominative plural is ühilduvad, and other cases inherit the same root form with standard Estonian inflections.

Domains and nuances: the concept is common in information technology, standards development, data exchange, and product design, where interoperability between versions, platforms, or components is essential. It can also appear in more abstract discussions about the compatibility of ideas, methods, or properties.

See also: ühilduvus, kooskõla, sobivus, interoperability.