reproduzierter

Reproduzierter is a German adjective formed from the verb reproduzieren (to reproduce, copy). It functions to describe something that has been reproduced or copied. As an attributive adjective it appears directly before a noun and is inflected to agree with the noun’s gender, number, and case. The exact ending changes depending on the grammatical context, for example with or without an article and whether the noun is singular or plural.

In practice, you will encounter phrases such as a reproduced text or reproduced data, where the form adapts to the surrounding sentence: ein reproduzierter Text (a reproduced text), der reproduzierte Text (the reproduced text), die reproduzierten Daten (the reproduced data). The word is common in academic, archival, and technical writing, where it often signals that a version has been created by copying or duplication rather than produced anew.

Etymologically, reproduzieren comes from the prefix re- (again) combined with produzieren (to produce), the latter itself derived from Latin producere. The adjective reproduzierter thus conveys the sense of something that has undergone a reproduction process.

Related terms include Reproduktion (reproduction), Reproduzierbarkeit (reproducibility), and Reproduktionsprozess (reproduction process). While not a proper noun, reproduzierter is a standard part of German grammar used to describe items that have been created by copying or duplication.