Materialised

Materialised is the British English spelling of the past participle of materialise. It describes something that has become material, tangible, or real, often indicating that an idea, plan, or entity has been brought into physical form or made apparent in the visible world. The term can be used in everyday language as well as in specialized contexts to denote manifestation or realization.

Etymology and usage differences: The word derives from Latin materia and the verb form materialise, with the suffix -ise common in British English. American English typically uses the spelling materialized, reflecting the -ize suffix. In various technical domains, spelling conventions may follow regional norms or specific standard references.

Computing and data management: In database terminology, a materialised (or materialized) view is a database object that stores the results of a query physically, rather than computing them on each access. This can improve performance for complex or frequently run queries, at the cost of additional storage and the need to refresh the stored results when underlying data changes. The exact syntax and capitalization vary by system, with some documentation using MATERIALIZED VIEW in line with standard SQL.

Other uses: Outside computing, materialised commonly describes the manifestation of abstract concepts as tangible forms—for example, an idea, a plan, or a deity appearing in a visible, physical way. In philosophy, theology, art, and science fiction, characters or phenomena may be described as materialised when they become concretely present or observable.

See also: materialisation, materialize, materialization.