Strukturirane

Strukturirane is a participial adjective used in several South Slavic languages, including Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, and Slovenian. It derives from the verb strukturirati (to structure) and describes something that has been organized or arranged according to a plan or system. The form is commonly used to attribute a state or quality to nouns, such as data, documents, or processes, indicating that they have a defined structure.

In practical use, strukturirane is frequently encountered in contexts related to data and information management. For example, strukturirane baze podataka or strukturirane podatke refer to structured databases or structured data, respectively, where information is stored in a fixed schema with predictable fields and relationships. This contrasts with unstructured data, which lacks a predefined model. Outside of data contexts, the term can describe organized documentation, standardized procedures, or any item that has been methodically arranged.

Etymology and grammar note that strukturirane is formed from the verb strukturirati with typical adjectival endings found in these languages. Related terms include strukturiranje (the act of structuring) and strukturirani (structured, a past participle form used as an adjective with other nouns). The word is primarily used in technical or formal language, but it can appear in general discourse when emphasizing order, planning, or systematization.