Katalogizált

Katalogizált is a Hungarian adjective formed from the verb katalógizál, meaning to catalog. It describes items, records, or entries that have been entered into a catalog, inventory, or bibliographic database. In library, archival, and museum contexts, katalogizált objects have assigned catalog records and access points, making them retrievable through catalogs and search systems. The term can refer to books, manuscripts, archival items, or digital records that have received formal bibliographic description.

In practice, katalogizált items are typically described with standardized metadata and may be linked to a catalog entry, shelf location, or digital repository. The form is used both attributively, as in katalogizált tételek (cataloged items), and predicatively, in phrases such as a könyv katalogizált példányai (the cataloged copies of the book). The word is common in librarianship, information science, and archival work, and is part of the broader process of organizing and providing access to knowledge.

Etymology and related terms: katalogizált derives from katalógizál, which combines the root katalógus (catalog) with the agentive suffix -izál. The noun katalógus means catalog, while katalogizálás denotes the act or process of cataloging. Related forms include katalogizált (masculine/feminine singular), katalogizáltak (plural), and the noun katalogizáló (the cataloger). The term is used in both traditional and digital cataloging contexts to indicate that an item has been formally documented in a catalog.