kytketty

Kytketty is a Finnish past participle of the verb kytkeä, meaning to connect or link. As an adjective, it describes something that has been connected to a system, network, or circuit, or that is coupled with another component. The term is widely used in technical, electrical, and information technology contexts to indicate that a device, line, or dataset has an established connection.

Morphology and usage: Kytketty functions as an adjective and inflects like other Finnish adjectives. Examples include kytketty laite (a connected device), kytketty järjestelmä (a connected system), and kytketyt yhteydet (connected connections). The form kytkettyä, kytkettyyn, kytketystä and other case or number variants are used according to Finnish grammar. In predicative use it can appear as laite on kytketty verkkoon (the device is connected to the network).

Contexts: The term appears in electronics, telecommunications, computer networks, and power infrastructure, where it often designates that components are physically wired or logically linked to a broader network or control system. It can refer to hardware connections (kytketty laite) as well as data or service connections (kytketty tietojärjestelmä, kytketty palvelu). The related noun is kytkentä (connection), while kytkin refers to a switch or connector.

See also: kytkentä, kytkin, kytkeä, kytkeytyä. The nuance of kytketty emphasizes that a connection has been established and is operative within a given system.