collectée

Collectée is the feminine singular past participle of the French verb collecter. It functions mainly as an adjective agreeing with feminine nouns, and as part of phrases indicating something that has been gathered or assembled. Common uses include data, information, or funds that have been collected: données collectées, donnée collectée, somme collectée.

Grammatical forms include collecté (masculine singular), collectée (feminine singular), collectés (masculine plural), and collectées (feminine plural). The term is widely used in scientific, administrative, and journalistic writing to describe material that has been gathered through a process of collection.

Etymology traces collectée to the verb collecter, itself from the Latin collectus, past participle of colligere, meaning to gather or assemble. The sense evolution centers on the act of accumulation, whether of data, funds, samples, or information.

Contexts and nuances: in data science and research, the phrase données collectées refers to data that researchers have obtained for analysis. In fundraising or accounting, one speaks of the somme collectée as the amount raised. In general prose, collectée contrasts with collecte, the act of collecting; collectée describes what has been collected (the collected data, the collected amount). The term remains common in formal French, especially in technical reports, audits, and studies.