réaffecté

Réaffecté is the past participle of the French verb réaffecter, and can also function as an adjective. It denotes that something has been reassigned, redeployed, or repurposed to another use, task, or location. The term is formed from the prefix ré- (indicating repetition or return) and affecter (in administrative usage meaning to allocate, assign, or designate).

As a verb, réaffecter means to reallocate or redeploy resources, personnel, funds, or equipment. It is commonly used in public administration, corporate management, military planning, and humanitarian contexts. The past participle réaffecté is used in compound tenses with auxiliary être or avoir, depending on the construction, and agrees in gender and number when used as an adjective (e.g., un poste réaffecté, des postes réaffectés). When used in compound tenses with avoir, the past participle may agree with a preceding direct object (par exemple: les fonds que nous avons réaffectés).

As an adjective, réaffecté describes something that has already undergone reallocation or redeployment, such as a budget, a resource, or a personnel assignment. The noun form is réaffectation, referring to the act or process of reallocating.

Contexts and nuance: the term conveys administrative or organizational action rather than a physical movement alone. It emphasizes shifting allocation rather than creating new resources. Related concepts include réaffectation, réorientation, and réallocation, which describe similar ideas in budgeting, staffing, and strategy.