Redactados

Redactados is the plural masculine form of redactado, the past participle of redactar. In Spanish, redactado primarily functions as an adjective meaning written or drafted. It is commonly used in phrases such as documentos redactados, informes redactados, or textos redactados to describe texts that have been prepared or composed by someone.

A second, related usage concerns the status of documents that have undergone redaction, i.e., the removal or masking of sensitive information before publication. In this sense, redactado describes a document that has been edited to redact parts of its content. In practice, the more common phrasing is "documento redactado" or "texto redactado" when referring to the redacted version; the noun form redaction is typically expressed in Spanish as redacción, while the act of removing sensitive data is called redaction or censorship depending on context. Redacted documents may show removed portions as blanks, blocks, or placeholders.

Contexts and usage vary by discipline. In legal, governmental, or journalistic texts, redactados often appear when discussing drafts, finalized texts, or released documents that include redactions for privacy, security, or confidentiality reasons. The feminine plural form redactadas agrees with feminine plural nouns (e.g., actas redactadas).

Etymology: redactado derives from the verb redactar, which denotes the act of writing, composing, or preparing a text. See also redactar, redacción, and related concepts such as censorship and transparency in document handling.