entferntes

Entferntes is a German noun that denotes that which has been removed or deleted. It is formed from the verb entfernen (to remove) and is used to refer to objects, elements, or text that have been taken away, displaced, or excluded in a particular context. In everyday language the noun is relatively rare, but it appears in technical, editing, archival, and scholarly writing.

Etymology and form: The term derives from entfernen, with a nominalized neuter form often used as das Entfernte, sometimes written or read as Entferntes in neutral or schematic contexts. Plural forms such as die Entfernten may be used when speaking of multiple removed items. The exact spelling and inflection can vary with the syntactic role in a sentence.

Usage and contexts: Entferntes is most commonly found in formal or technical prose. In editing or proofreading, it can label portions of text that were deleted or replaced. In data processing or archival work, it may designate records, elements, or samples that have been excised from a set. In philosophy or literary analysis, it can refer to what has been excluded from a system of thought or a text. The term emphasizes the status of removal rather than the substance that was removed.

Examples: Das Entfernte im Manuskript umfasst mehrere Kapitel, die während der Überarbeitung gestrichen wurden. Die Entfernten Elemente wurden in einer separaten Liste dokumentiert.

See also: Deletion, redaction, excision, Aussonderung.