guardada

Guardada is the feminine singular form of the Spanish past participle guardado. In Spanish, guardado functions as an adjective meaning kept, saved, guarded, or protected, and guardada agrees with feminine nouns. The masculine plural is guardados and the feminine plural is guardadas.

Usage: Guardada appears in phrases such as la imagen guardada (the saved image), la versión guardada (the saved version), and la copia guardada (the saved copy). In computing and data management, it is common to refer to archivos guardados or versiones guardadas when indicating that information has been stored. In non-technical language, it can describe something that has been protected or preserved, as in una habitación guardada (a guarded room) or una contraseña guardada (a saved password).

Etymology and notes: Guardada is formed from the verb guardar plus the feminine adjectival suffix -ada, which yields adjectives from verbs. The term is primarily an inflected form rather than a standalone lexical item; its meaning relies on the noun it modifies and the context.

Related terms: guardado, guardar, guardia. Guardado is the masculine form and often used in similar contexts, while guardar is the base verb meaning to guard, keep, or save.