Uitgepakt

Uitgepakt is a Dutch term that functions as the past participle of the verb uitpakken, meaning to take something out of its packaging or to unpack. Literally, it denotes that a package has been opened and its contents removed. In regular use it appears both as a predicate descriptor and, less commonly, as an attributive adjective when describing something that has been opened.

The verb uitpakken is common in everyday contexts such as shipping, shopping, and logistics. For example, "Ik heb de doos uitgepakt" means "I have unpacked the box," and "De doos is uitgepakt" means "The box has been unpacked." In writing, the past participle can be inflected when used as an adjective, as in phrases describing the contents after opening, though the exact inflection depends on Dutch attributive adjective rules.

Besides its literal sense, uitgepakt can be used figuratively to describe the act of revealing, presenting, or detailing something. For instance, a report or plan can be said to have "uitgepakt" details, meaning that the details have been laid out or explained. In such uses, the sense is closer to “unpacked” or “explained in full.”

In computing and data contexts, uitpakken may describe decompressing or extracting files from an archive, such as "de bestanden zijn uitgepakt uit het zip-bestand," though the phrasing can vary by context and industry.

Etymology and origins trace back to the prefix uit- meaning out, combined with pakken (to pack or seize). The term is widely understood in Dutch to denote both physical unpacking and the broader idea of revealing or unpacking information.