alimentés

Alimentés is the plural form of the French adjective past participle alimenté, derived from the verb alimenter, meaning fed or supplied. In general usage, alimenté describes something that has received nourishment or energy and is functioning as a result.

In technical and industrial contexts, alimenté most often refers to equipment, systems, or circuits that are powered or supplied with energy. A device is described as alimenté if it operates thanks to an external power source such as a battery, a power supply, or another energy source. Common expressions include des dispositifs alimentés (powered devices) and un circuit alimenté en courant continu (a circuit powered by direct current). The opposite form non-alimenté is used for items without a power or energy supply.

Beyond strictly technical usage, alimenté can also appear in metaphorical constructions to indicate that a process, data stream, or resource is being fed by something else, for example flux alimenté par un capteur (data flow fed by a sensor) or système alimenté par des données externes.

Notes on grammar: alimentés is the masculine plural form; feminine or neutral forms are alimentées (feminine plural), alimenté (masculine singular), and alimentée (feminine singular). In English-language writing about French terms, it is usually translated as “powered” or “fed,” depending on the context. Related terms include alimentation (the act of feeding or power supply) and alimenter (to feed or supply).