angeschlossen

Angeschlossen is the past participle of the German verb anschließen and is used both as a predicate participle and as an attributive adjective. It denotes that something is connected, attached, or affiliated with another thing, system, or organization. In technology and infrastructure it most often means a physical or functional connection, for example: Das Gerät ist an das Netz angeschlossen. In organizational contexts it can indicate affiliation or membership, for example: Der Verein ist dem Dachverband angeschlossen.

Grammatical notes: Anschließen forms the passive and perfect tenses with appropriate auxiliaries, as in Der Router ist an das Stromnetz angeschlossen oder Die Schule ist an das Bildungsnetz angeschlossen. As an attributive adjective it can describe objects or entities that are connected or affiliated, though inflection follows standard German adjective rules. The past participle is also used in expressions of membership, such as Er ist dem Verein angeschlossen or Sie haben sich dem Team angeschlossen.

Usage variants and nuance: Angeschlossen emphasizes a state of being connected or linked, whether to a network, system, or organization. It is not synonymous with synonyms like verbunden, which can carry broader or more abstract connotations of being linked. There is also a related verb sense sich anschließen, meaning to join or enroll in a group or association; in this sense the past participle is angeschlossen as well, as in Er hat sich dem Verein angeschlossen.

See also: anschließen, Anschluss, angeschlossenes System, angeschlossener Netzwerkzugang.