Réaffecter

Réaffecter is a French transitive verb meaning to reassign, redeploy, or reallocate resources, duties, or personnel within an organization. It denotes moving something from one function or project to another, typically after review, optimization, or a change of priorities. The term is common in human resources, finance, logistics, and IT asset management, among other fields.

In usage, réaffecter takes a direct object and is followed by a destination, for example: réaffecter des postes à un autre service or réaffecter des fonds à un nouveau projet. When referring to people, one can say réaffecter quelqu’un à une autre tâche or réaffecter du personnel. The action implies redistribution rather than creation or elimination of roles.

Etymology and forms: the verb is formed from prefix ré- meaning “again” and affecter, which in this context means to allocate or assign. It is a regular -er verb: je réaffecte, tu réaffectes, il réaffecte, nous réaffectons, vous réaffectez, ils réaffectent. The noun form is réaffectation.

Examples: L’entreprise a décidé de réaffecter des effectifs vers le service client. (The company decided to redeploy staff to the customer service department.) Les fonds seront réaffectés à un nouveau projet. (The funds will be reallocated to a new project.) Le matériel informatique a été réaffecté au laboratoire. (The computer equipment was redeployed to the laboratory.)