supportato

Supportato is an Italian term typically appearing as the past participle of the verb supportare, meaning to support, bear, or assist. As an adjective it describes something that has received support or backing, and it can modify nouns, for example: un sistema supportato (a supported system). In verbal forms, supportato occurs in compound tenses with avere (ho supportato, hai supportato) and in passive or stative constructions with essere (è supportato, erano supportati). When used in these ways, the participle generally agrees in gender and number with the noun it describes or with the subject in passive clauses.

In contemporary usage, supportato is common across technical, business, and everyday language. In information technology and software documentation, phrases such as un formato è supportato convey that a format is compatible or supported by a system. In organizational contexts, un progetto supportato can mean a project that has financial backing or endorsement. It can also describe objects physically sustained by another structure, as in la mensola è supportata dai montanti (the shelf is supported by the uprights).

Etymology-wise, supportato derives from the Italian verb supportare, which belongs to the Romance language family and shares roots of bearing, upholding, or aiding, with cognates in related languages.

See also: supporto, sostenere, supportare, supporto tecnico.