gelabelte

Gelabelte is the attributive form of the German past participle gelabelt, meaning “labeled” or “tagged.” It stems from the verb labeln (a loanword from English) and is used to describe objects that carry labels or have been annotated with labels. The base participle gelabelt exists, but in front of a noun it takes the standard German adjective endings, so you typically see gelabelte in singular and gelabelten in plural after a definite article. Examples include das gelabelte Foto (neuter singular), die gelabelte Datei (feminine singular), and die gelabelten Dateien (plural).

Usage and contexts

Gelabelte is common in both everyday German and technical language. In data science and machine learning, phrases like gelabelte Daten or gelabelte Bilder refer to datasets where items have accompanying labels or annotations. In general, it describes items that have been marked with labels, tags, or identifiers, such as gelabelte Produkte or gelabelter Gegenstand.

Relation to synonyms and alternatives

German speakers may also use etikettiert or markiert as alternatives, especially in contexts outside IT. Gelabelt can function as a predicate adjective: Das Bild ist gelabelt. Capitalization is not used for the attributive form; if the term is used as a noun to refer to the labeled items as a category, it could be written Gelabelte, but this usage is rare and stylistic.

Overview

Gelabelte serves as a straightforward, widely understood term for items that have been labeled, with particular relevance in data annotation and labeling workflows within technology and science.