Geschaltetes

Geschaltetes is a form of the German participle schalten used as an adjective or, rarely, as a nominalized expression. It denotes that something has been switched, connected, or activated in a circuit. In technical contexts it often describes a state or condition of a component, device, or network.

Grammatical use and declension: Geschaltetes is the neuter singular nominative/accusative attributive form, typically used without a definite article (strong declension): geschaltetes Netz. With a definite article, it appears as das geschaltete Netz. Possessive determiners yield the weak form: mein geschaltetes Netz. Feminin forms include geschaltete, as in die geschaltete Schaltung, and plurals as geschaltete Netze. The corresponding predicative form is usually geschaltet (for example, Das Netz ist geschaltet).

Contexts and meaning: In electronics and information technology, geschaltetes describes components or subsystems that are currently switched on or integrated into a circuit, such as networks, relays, or converters, e.g., geschaltetes Netz, geschalteter Verbraucher. It contrasts with terms like ausgeschaltet (switched off) or ungeschaltet (not connected). The nuance emphasizes an active or connected state resulting from a deliberate switching action.

Related terms: Schalten, Schaltung, geschaltet/gescheuertet less common variants, and ausgeschaltet for off-state. The phrase ist used across engineering, electrical design, and automation documentation, as well as in descriptive explanations of circuit diagrams.

See also: Schalten, Schaltung, ausgeschaltet, Netz (electrical networks), Relais.