inspecionado

Inspecionado is a Portuguese term used to describe something or someone that has undergone inspection. It can function as the past participle of the verb inspecionar, as an adjective, or as a noun referring to the subject of an inspection. The feminine form is inspecionada, and the plural forms are inspecionados (masculine) and inspecionadas (feminine).

Etymology and related terms: The word derives from inspecionar, which comes from the Latin inspectare, based on inspectus meaning “looked at, examined.” Related terms include inspeção (the act or process of inspecting) and inspetor (the inspector, the person who performs the inspection).

Usage and context: In regulatory, legal, and quality-control contexts, inspecionado designates the party or item that has been examined. For example, a product after testing may be described as inspecionado, or a company may be identified as the inspecionado in a compliance report. The term distinguishes the subject of the inspection from the inspector, who is the agent carrying out the inspection. Inspecionado can apply to persons, facilities, products, or documents that have completed an inspection process. In some contexts, the emphasis is on compliance status, such as inspecionado com conformidade or inspecionado com irregularidades, depending on the findings.

See also: inspeção, inspecionar, inspetor, auditoria, fiscalização. Note that inspecionado is not a synonym for inspector; it denotes the entity that has been examined rather than the examiner.