integrado

Integrado is the past participle of the verb integrar in Spanish and Portuguese, used as an adjective to mean “made part of a larger whole” or “incorporated into a system.” It forms masculine singular as integrado, feminine singular as integrada, masculine plural as integrados, and feminine plural as integradas. In everyday language, it signals cohesion and unity within a context or structure.

Common uses describe arrangements or products that are combined or unified, for example sistema integrado (integrated system), solución integrada (integrated solution), and servicios integrados (integrated services). In business and economics, the term often appears in reference to vertical or horizontal integration and to empresas integradas or cadena de valor integrada, highlighting coordinated or consolidated operations.

In technology and engineering, integrado is frequent in relation to circuitos integrados (integrated circuits) and to soluciones integradas in IT and telecommunications, denoting systems that combine multiple functions in a single package or platform. In education and public administration, currículos integrados or programas integrados refer to curricular models or public services that coordinate multiple disciplines or agencies to achieve coordinated outcomes.

In usage, integrado emphasizes cohesion within a system, as opposed to integral, which more often denotes completeness or essential character. The word is used across Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking contexts, with regional preferences for collocations and forms.