fält

From Old Swedish fält, from Middle Low German velt, from Old Saxon feld, from Proto-West Germanic *felþu, cognate with Old English feld, English field, also (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) related to fjäll.

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fält n

1. a field, a (physical) area, an open space in a landscape (for farming or battle)

   soldat i fält

   a soldier in the field

2. (mathematics, physics) a field (of vectors, of forces)
3. a field (of interest), an area, a topic, a sphere (region of activity)
4. (programming) array, a data structure designed to hold multiple elements

• The "field", just like the industry "floor", has connotations of real, practical, down-to-earth activity, as opposed to theoretical studies in a chamber, an academy, or at an engineer's drawing board.

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