Systematiserat

Systematiserat is a Swedish adjective and past participle meaning that something has been organized or arranged according to a system. It describes a process, procedure, or body of work that has been planned, standardized, and documented in a coherent framework, in contrast to being ad hoc or improvised.

Etymology and form: the word is derived from the verb systematisera (to systematize), with the suffix -erat forming the past participle. Systematisera itself derives from system + the suffix used to form verbs, with the root system tracing back to the concept of an organized whole.

Usage and contexts: systematiserat is common in administrative, organizational, and research contexts. Examples include systematiserad arkivering (systematized filing), systematiserade arbetsrutiner (systematized work routines), and systematiserad datainsamling (systematized data collection). In scientific writing, the term may appear to signal that methods or data have been organized under a defined scheme. In some cases, the term is used alongside or as a complement to systematisk, emphasizing the completed transformation into a system rather than the approach itself.

Nuance: systematiserad emphasizes the result of applying a system to something, whereas systematisk describes the characteristic of being methodical or systematic in approach. The two terms are related but not always interchangeable.

Se also: systematisera, systematisk, systematik, standardisering, arkivering.