validée

Validée is the feminine singular past participle of the French verb valider, and also functions as an adjective meaning "validated" or "approved." It denotes that a feminine noun or a feminine singular subject has undergone validation, approval, or certification. The masculine singular form is validé, the feminine plural is validées, and the masculine plural is validés. In practice, the form agrees with the gender and number of the noun it accompanies.

Etymology and usage: valider comes from the French adoption of the Latin validare, from validus “strong, well-founded,” and is used in contexts such as confirming a decision, authorizing a document, or authenticating data. In everyday French, validée is typically found in formal or technical writing. Examples include: une proposition validée par le comité (a proposition validated by the committee); les données ont été validées (the data have been validated); la version validée du document est disponible (the validated version of the document is available).

Domain-specific notes: in computing and data handling, validée often appears in phrases describing input or outputs that have passed validation checks. In bureaucratic or educational contexts, it signals formal approval or certification of items, plans, or credentials.

Related terms include valider (the verb), validation (the process of confirming something), and validité (the quality of being valid). The nuance of validée rests on gender agreement and the sense of having been formally approved or verified.