processati

Processati is the masculine plural form of the Italian past participle and adjective processato, used to describe items that have undergone a processing step. In Italian, the form agrees with the noun it modifies, so you will see phrases such as dati processati (processed data), prodotti processati (processed products), or materiali processati (processed materials). The feminine forms are processata (singular) and processate (plural).

In everyday and technical Italian, processati functions both as an adjective and as a noun to label outputs that result from a processing workflow. For example, in data handling one speaks of dati processati to distinguish values that have been transformed from raw, unprocessed data. In manufacturing or food contexts, processati commonly denote goods that have passed through a production or treatment step.

Etymology and usage context: Processati derives from the verb processare, itself related to the English process, and is found across sectors such as information technology, manufacturing, and quality control. While processato is standard in many technical texts, the plural processati is frequently used when referring to aggregates of items or datasets.

Related terms and alternatives: In Italian, another common expression is trattamento dei dati or elaborazione dei dati to describe data processing more broadly, with dati trattati and dati trasformati as related descriptors. In manufacturing, the contrast between materiali/processati and materiali/non processati is used to indicate stages in production and quality status.

See also: trattamento dei dati, gestione della produzione, controllo qualità.