Fusionés

Fusionés is the past participle of the French verb fusionner and is used as an adjective meaning merged or fused. It describes things that have been combined or united, and in English is typically rendered as merged or fused. The form agrees with the noun it modifies: fichiers fusionés (merged files), groupes fusionés (merged groups).

In usage, fusionés appears across several domains. In data management and computing, it describes outputs that have been consolidated, for example des données fusionées or des fichiers fusionés. In biology, it refers to cells or cellular components that have merged, such as cellules fusionnées or noyaux fusionés, often in the context of syncytia or developmental processes. In chemistry and metallurgy, it can describe materials that have been melted and joined, for instance métaux fusionés or alliages fusionés. In business and culture, it is used for entities that have combined through mergers or partnerships: entreprises fusionnées, organisations fusionnées, cultures fusionnées or répertoires fusionés.

Notes on style and nuance: fusionés is not a standalone noun in standard French; it functions as a participial adjective. The term is common in formal and technical writing, but less so in casual speech, where simpler forms like fusionné or merged would be used depending on context.

See also: fusion, merge, merger, integration.