selezionato

Selezionato is the past participle of the Italian verb selezionare (to select) and functions as an adjective or a passive participle. It denotes something or someone that has been chosen or picked. It agrees in gender and number: selezionato, selezionata, selezionati, selezionate. It can be used predicatively (La persona è stata selezionata) or attributively (una persona selezionata).

Etymology and related forms: the term derives from Latin selectio, meaning the act of choosing, from eligere “to choose.” The noun form is selezione, and the verb form is selezionare; together they are used across many contexts to indicate deliberate choice rather than random assignment.

Usage and contexts: in everyday language, selezionato describes items, people, or groups that have been chosen, such as un prodotto selezionato or un candidato selezionato. In sports or media, it often appears in phrases like la selezione nazionale to refer to a selected national team. In statistics, campione selezionato indicates a sample chosen intentionally, as opposed to a random sample (campione casuale). In computing or user interfaces, Selezionato is commonly used as a status label for a highlighted item, while Seleziona serves as an instruction to choose an item.

See also: selezione, selezionare.