guiados

Guiados is the plural form of guiado, the participial form of guiar, meaning guided or directed. It is used as an adjective to describe things that are under external guidance or control, whether by a person, a device, or a program. In technical and institutional language, guiados commonly appears in expressions such as veículos guiados (guided vehicles), sistemas guiados (guided systems), and munições guiadas (guided munitions). In navigation and logistics contexts, it can refer to operations or processes that follow a prescribed route or method, for example, rotas guiadas or navegação guiada por GPS.

Grammatical notes: guiados agrees in gender and number with the noun it describes; feminine singular would be guiada, masculine plural guiados, feminine plural guiadas. The term is typically used in contexts where an external source provides direction, as opposed to autonomous action.

Usage and scope: besides technical uses, guiados can be employed metaphorically to refer to people who follow guidance from mentors, institutions, or structured programs, as in “os alunos guiados pelo professor.” It is commonly contrasted with autoguiado (self-guided) and with contexts that are simply não guiados (unguided). The notion emphasizes external direction rather than intrinsic or self-directed control.

See also: guiar, autoguiado, navegação guiada, munições guiadas.