flokkaðar

Flokkaðar is an Icelandic term that functions as a past passive participle and adjective meaning classified or grouped. It comes from the verb flokka, which means to classify, sort, or organize into categories. As an adjective, flokkaðar describes items or data that have been arranged into defined groups.

In usage, flokkaðar is commonly found in technical, archival, and administrative contexts where records or objects have undergone a categorization process. It is often used to indicate a state of organization rather than the act itself. The form agrees with the noun it modifies according to Icelandic grammar, and you will frequently see phrases such as flokkaðar skráningar (categorized records) or flokkaðar upplýsingar (categorized information).

The concept underlying flokkaðar is central to data management, libraries, museums, statistics, and other fields where systematic sorting improves accessibility and analysis. It contrasts with the process noun flokkun (classification) and with other participial forms that may describe different grammatical agreements.

Examples of use include: a database described as having flokkaðar upplýsingar, meaning the information has been classified; a catalog that lists flokkaðar skrár, or files that have been organized into categories. While the word is mainly used in Icelandic, its basic idea—marking something as organized into categories—is widely understood in technical and archival contexts. See also flokkun and related terms for classification and organization.