Dragen

Dragen is a Dutch verb meaning to carry, to wear, or to bear. It is used for objects as well as responsibilities or burdens. In present tense, the forms are ik draag, jij draagt, hij draagt. The past tense is droeg, and the past participle is gedragen. Examples include Ik draag een jas (I am wearing a coat) and Zij draagt een tas (She is carrying a bag). The verb also appears in phrases such as iets dragen (to bear something) and dragen bij aan (to contribute to). Dragen is a strong verb with a stem change in certain forms.

In technology and genomics, DRAGEN denotes a platform for processing sequencing data, marketed by Illumina. DRAGEN is a hardware-accelerated software pipeline designed to handle high-throughput DNA sequencing data. It provides end-to-end processing from raw reads to analyzed results, including steps such as data quality control, alignment to a reference genome, duplicate marking, and variant calling for both germline and somatic analyses. The platform is commonly deployed as an on-premises hardware appliance or accessed as a cloud-based service, and it is used in clinical laboratories and research settings to improve speed and reproducibility of genomic analyses. DRAGEN pipelines are valued for their integrated workflow, consistency, and the potential to shorten turnaround times in sequencing projects.

Beyond these uses, dragen generally appears as a verb in Dutch language contexts and as a product name in genomics. In Dutch, it remains the principal meaning related to carrying or wearing, while in genomics it refers to the Illumina-driven analysis platform.