quoted

Quoted is the past participle of the verb quote and describes text that is taken from another source and reproduced exactly, or speech that is reported rather than paraphrased. In writing, journalism, and academia, quoted material is marked as having come from someone else and is usually attributed to a source.

Direct quotes are typically enclosed in quotation marks in many languages, while longer passages may be set off as block quotes in certain style guides. Quoted material is generally presented verbatim and may be accompanied by a citation or an attribution tag such as “he said.” The term quoted can also modify nouns, as in “quoted price” or “quoted passage,” to indicate that the words or price come from a prior source. This usage contrasts with paraphrase, in which meaning is conveyed without using the exact wording.

Punctuation conventions vary by style guide. Nested or indirect quotes may require different quotation mark styles, and editors may use brackets or ellipses to indicate additions, omissions, or clarifications while preserving the original meaning.

In computing, quoted refers to strings enclosed in quotation marks to denote literal text. Quoted strings are treated as exact sequences of characters by the language or shell, and escaping is often required to include a quote mark within the string itself.

See also: Direct speech, quotation marks, quotation, paraphrase, block quote, string literal, quoting in journalism.