gedruckt

Gedruckt is the past participle of the German verb drucken (to print). As an adjective or participle used in compound tenses, it denotes that something has been produced by printing. In everyday language it is commonly found in phrases such as das gedruckte Exemplar or der gedruckte Bericht, indicating a copy or document that has completed printing.

As a verb form, gedruckt appears in perfect tenses with haben: Ich habe das Dokument gedruckt. In a passive sense, es ist gedruckt means it has been printed. It can also modify material or format, for example gedruckt auf Papier means printed on paper; gedruckt auf Recyclingpapier means printed on recycled paper.

In publishing and libraries the term is often used to distinguish a printed edition from digital formats, as in gedruckte Ausgabe versus elektronische oder Online-Ausgabe. The noun Druck and the related term Druckerei describe the printing process and the printers, while gedruckt indicates the result.

Etymology: gedruckt derives from the verb drucken, rooted in the German word Druck, meaning pressure or print, and connected to the historic printing press, notably associated with the Gutenberg era.