shingled

Shingled is the past participle of the verb shingle and an adjective describing something that is covered with shingles or arranged in overlapping rows like shingles. The word comes from shingles, the thin roofing elements used to cover roofs and walls.

In construction, to shingle a roof or wall means to cover it with overlapping rows of shingles. Materials include asphalt shingles (the most common in many regions), wooden shingles (such as cedar), slate, clay or concrete tiles, and metal shingles. Shingle courses are installed with an underlayment for waterproofing and fastened with nails or staples. Starting and edge courses are configured to prevent water ingress, and the roof pitch, climate, and ventilation needs influence the choice of material and installation details.

In computing, Shingled Magnetic Recording is a method used in some hard disk drives to increase data density by overlapping recording tracks, like roof shingles. This design can raise overall storage capacity but may complicate write operations, often reducing random write performance relative to conventional drives. SMR drives are commonly used for archival or bulk storage and in consumer drives designed for workloads that favor sequential access.

Overall, the term shingled highlights a pattern of overlapping layers, whether in traditional roofing or in data storage technologies, where the arrangement improves coverage or density at the potential cost of ease of maintenance or write performance.