bearbeiteter

Bearbeiteter is the attributive form of the German past participle bearbeitet, derived from bearbeiten, meaning to edit, process, or revise. It describes something that has undergone editing or processing, such as a text, an image, or data.

In use, bearbeiteter functions as an adjective that accompanies a noun. The form changes with gender, number, and case. For masculine singular nouns, different endings appear depending on the article: der bearbeitete Text (with definite article), ein bearbeiteter Text (with indefinite article), or bearbeiteter Text without a determiner. For feminine singular nouns the form is bearbeitete, as in die bearbeitete Datei; for neuter singular it is bearbeitetes, as in das bearbeitete Dokument; and for plural it is bearbeitete, as in die bearbeiteten Berichte. Predicative use is possible as well: Der Text ist bearbeitet.

Bearbeiteter is commonly found in professional and academic contexts, indicating that a draft, document, image, or dataset has been revised, corrected, or otherwise edited. It is closely related to, but slightly more specific than, überarbeitet, which also conveys revision but often implies more substantial updates.

Etymology and scope: The term combines be-, a prefix attached to bearbeiten (to work on or handle), with the participle bearbeitet. While primarily used around texts and media, it can apply to any object or artifact that has been modified through editing or processing.

See also: bearbeiten, Bearbeitung, bearbeitet (past participle as predicate), überarbeitet.