memorizzata

Memorizzata is the feminine singular past participle of the Italian verb memorizzare, meaning to memorize or to store in memory. It is used primarily as an adjective to describe something that has been committed to memory or saved in memory, whether in everyday language or in technical contexts. The corresponding forms are memorizzato (masculine singular), memorizzate (feminine plural), and memorizzati (masculine plural).

Etymology-wise, memorizzata derives from the root memoria (memory) with the productive Italian -izzare suffix that forms transitive verbs such as memorizzare. The participle then adapts to gender and number to agree with the noun it modifies.

Usage and contexts vary. In general language, it can describe information or things learned by heart, for example una poesia memorizzata or dati memorizzati tra le conoscenze di una persona. In computing and data handling, memorizzata is used less frequently than memorizzato to indicate that a value or piece of information has been stored in memory; though it may appear in non-technical prose to convey the idea of stored or saved data, e.g., "la stringa memorizzata nella memoria". The term thus spans both educational settings and technical text, always agreeing in gender and number with the modified noun.

See also: memorizzare, memoria, memorizzazione.