oznakowana

Oznakowana is the feminine singular form of the past passive participle of the Polish verb oznakować, meaning to mark, label, or designate. It is used to describe a feminine noun that has been marked or designated in some way. The related masculine singular form is oznakowany, and the neuter singular form is oznakowane; plural forms include oznakowani (masculine personal) and oznakowane (for neuter or plural non-masculine contexts). Together, these forms illustrate how Polish participles agree with the gender and number of the nouns they modify.

Etymology and meaning. The verb oznakować derives from znaczać (to signify or mean) combined with the prefix o-, and from the root znak (sign). The term denotes the act of adding marks, signs, labels, or designations to something to identify, categorize, or direct attention.

Usage. Oznakowana is commonly found in technical, infrastructural, administrative, and data contexts. Examples include oznakowana droga (a road that is signposted or marked with signs), oznakowana trasa (a marked route), or oznakowana lina/torba in inventory contexts. In data labeling and machine learning, phrases like oznakowane dane describe labeled or annotated data used for training models.

See also. Related terms include znak (sign), oznaczenie (designation or marking), and znakowanie (the act of marking or tagging). The concept is widely used in signage, navigation, inventory management, and data annotation.