Oznakowane

Oznakowane is a Polish adjective meaning marked, labeled, or signposted. It describes objects, places, or data that have been provided with signs, labels, or other indicators. The term is commonly used in everyday language as a descriptive counterpart to oznaczony, with a nuance that emphasizes the addition of a visible sign or marker.

Etymology and grammar: the verb is oznakować (to mark) or ozankować in some usages, built from znak (sign) with a marking-related prefix. As a past participle, oznakowane agrees with neuter singular or plural nouns (e.g., droga oznakowanej—less common; droga oznakowana; znaki oznakowane). In masculine form you would use oznakowany; feminine form is oznakowana.

Usage contexts: in infrastructure and cartography, oznakowane describes routes, areas, or objects that have clear signs or markers, such as a droga oznakowana or szlak oznakowany. In parks or hiking contexts, trails are often described as oznakowane to indicate the presence of trail markers. In data science and machine learning, the term is used in the phrase dane oznakowane to denote labeled data, where samples have ground-truth annotations. In manufacturing and consumer contexts, products or labels can be described as oznakowane when they bear required marks or certifications (for example, CE or other regulatory signs).

Related terms include oznaczenie (designation or sign) and oznakowanie (the act or result of marking). While closely related, oznaczenie focuses on the sign itself, and oznakowanie on the process or system of marking.