Anidados

Anidados, from the Spanish for “nested,” describe elements that are contained within other elements of the same kind, forming one or more levels of hierarchy. The term is used across disciplines to indicate recursive or embedded structures where a component is itself composed of similar components.

In computing and data representation, anidados commonly appear as nested data structures: arrays within arrays, objects within objects, or documents in JSON, XML, or YAML that include nested records. Accessing a value often requires multiple steps of navigation. For example, a JSON object might contain a field "person" that itself contains another object "address," as in {"person": {"name": "Alex", "address": {"city": "Madrid"}}}.

In linguistics, oraciones anidadas (nested clauses) are subordinate clauses embedded inside larger sentences, such as "Creo que él dijo que vendría." These constructions can convey multiple layers of meaning, attitude, or temporal perspective within a single utterance.

In mathematics and logic, anidados appear as nested quantifiers, nested sets, or recursive definitions, where a concept is defined in terms of a smaller instance of itself. In information architecture and user interfaces, nested menus, accordions, and hierarchical navigation reflect nested structures to organize content and options. Across contexts, anidados emphasize hierarchy, modularity, and the ability to compose complex systems from simpler, repeatable units.