ladustatud

Ladustatud is an Estonian term that functions as a past participle and adjective derived from the verb ladustada, meaning to store or warehouse. It describes something that has been placed into storage or kept in a warehouse or similar facility.

In practical use, ladustatud is common in logistics, inventory management, and archival contexts. It denotes items that are not in active use or transit but are stored for long-term preservation, traceability, or later retrieval. Examples include ladustatud kaup (store-housed goods), ladustatud dokumendid (stored documents), and ladustatud varad (warehoused assets). In information technology, ladustatud andmed refers to data that has been stored on a storage medium or within a database, potentially with archival status.

Ladustatud is often contrasted with laetud or laaditud, forms associated with loading equipment or vehicles. While laaditud typically means loaded for immediate transport, ladustatud emphasizes ongoing storage or retention rather than active movement.

Grammatically, ladustatud functions as a modifier and can appear in various cases to agree with the noun it describes, for example ladustatud dokumentide arhivaaliks sobivus or ladustatud kaupade kogus. It can also serve as a predicate, as in Dokument on ladustatud (The document is stored).

Etymologically, ladustatud comes from ladu, meaning warehouse or storage, combined with a formative element from ladustada (to store). The term is widely used in formal and technical Estonian, with clear implications of organized, long-term retention.