certificada

Certificada is the feminine form of the Spanish adjective certificado, meaning "certified" or "having been certified." It agrees with feminine nouns and is used to describe documents, statuses, or entities that have undergone official verification or compliance with standards.

Common usages include carta certificada (certified letter), documento certificado (certified document), and empresa certificada (certified company). In administrative and legal contexts, this form signals authenticity or compliance.

In information technology, the term appears in phrases such as certificado digital (digital certificate), certificado SSL, or certificado de autenticidad. These denote electronic credentials used to verify identity, secure communications, or authorize software and websites.

Etymology: certificada derives from certificado, which in turn comes from Latin certificatus, related to certus meaning certain. The feminine form is used to modify feminine nouns; as a standalone noun, the concept is usually expressed with certificado, certificación, or carta certificada.

See also: certificado, certificación, certificado digital, carta certificada.