Mindergebruikte

Mindergebruikte is a Dutch adjective meaning that something is used less frequently than other items. It is used to describe objects, methods, languages, data, or practices that are not common in a given context. The term expresses a relative, contextual comparison and is common in descriptive or analytical writing, such as reports on technology adoption, language usage, or resource management.

The word is formed from the comparative determiner minder (less) and the participle used (gebruikt). In contemporary Dutch, mindergebruikte is typically written as a single compound adjective when it precedes a noun, for example mindergebruikte technieken or mindergebruikte talen. It is primarily used attributively; predicative constructions are less common, with alternatives like minder gebruikte of minder vaak gebruikte phrasing appearing in speech.

Usage examples include mindergebruikte technieken in a survey of different production methods, mindergebruikte woorden in a glossary that focuses on rare terms, and mindergebruikte apparaten in a market analysis. The term is especially common in discussions of efficiency, modernization, or linguistic diversity, where it helps highlight choices that are not the standard or most prevalent option.

See also: usage frequency, underutilization, obsolescence, rare terms.