eliminado

Eliminado is the past participle of the Spanish verb eliminar, and is used as an adjective or passive participle to indicate that something has been removed, deleted, or excluded. It can describe a thing, a person, or a state that has been eliminated from a process, list, system, or competition. In everyday language, it often refers to items that have been discarded or entries that have been removed, as well as to contestants who are no longer in a contest.

Etymology: Eliminado comes from the Latin eliminare, formed from ex- (out) and limen (threshold, boundary). The sense evolved in Spanish to mean removing something from a boundary or from consideration, i.e., to discard or delete.

Usage: Examples include "El libro fue eliminado de la colección" (the book was removed from the collection), "El equipo quedó eliminado" (the team was eliminated), and "archivo eliminado" (deleted file). In computing, it commonly denotes data or files that have been deleted. In sports, the phrase "quedar eliminado" signals elimination from a knockout competition.

Related terms: eliminar (to remove), eliminación (elimination), borrado (erasure/deletion), descartado (discarded). The word can have neutral or negative connotations depending on context—neutral when describing removal, negative in competitive settings where elimination is a setback.

Usage notes: In formal writing, eliminado is used as a standard passive or participial construction. In colloquial speech, it can appear in informal expressions with varied emphasis, but the core meaning remains removal or exclusion. See also eliminación and delete-related terms for broader usage.