kodowana

Kodowana is a Polish word formed as the feminine singular past passive participle of the verb kodować, meaning to encode or to code. In grammar it functions as an adjective that agrees with feminine nouns, indicating that the noun has undergone an encoding process.

Usage and meaning: In technical and everyday language, kodowana describes items that have been encoded rather than encrypted. For example, "kodowana wiadomość" means an encoded message, and "dane kodowane" denotes encoded data. In contexts referring to encryption, speakers may prefer terms such as "zaszyfrowana" or "zaszyfrowane," though encoding and encryption can be overlapping in common usage.

Etymology: derived from the noun kod (code) and the verb kodować. The root is related to the broader European lexicon for coding and had development in Polish through standard Slavic and international terminology for codes.

Morphology: kodowana is the feminine singular form used with feminine nouns. Other gender and number forms exist to match different nouns, such as masculine or neuter, but those forms are not described here.