Standard Lemma guide

computerization

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /kəmˌpjuːtəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/
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  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 M P Y UW2 T ER0 IH0 Z EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of computerizing something, or something computerized.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: informatisation

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the control of processes by computer

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cybernation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: automation, mechanization, mechanisation

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin com- Latin putus Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin putō Latin computō Latin computārelbor. French computerbor. English compute Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English computer Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English computerize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English computerization From computerize + -ation.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: համակարգչայնացում (hamakargčʻaynacʻum) — the act of computerizing
  • Belarusian: камп'ютэрыза́цыя (kampʺjuteryzácyja) — the act of computerizing
  • Catalan: informatització — the act of computerizing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電腦化 /电脑化 (diànnǎohuà) — the act of computerizing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 計算機化 /计算机化 (jìsuànjīhuà) — the act of computerizing
  • Dutch: computerisatie — the act of computerizing
  • Finnish: tietokoneistus — the act of computerizing
  • French: informatisation — the act of computerizing
  • German: Computerisierung — the act of computerizing
  • Hebrew: מחשוב (mikhshuv) — the act of computerizing
  • Hungarian: komputerizáció — the act of computerizing
  • Japanese: コンピュータ化 (konpyūta-ka) — the act of computerizing
  • Japanese: コンピュータリゼーション (konpyūtarizeshon) — the act of computerizing
  • Kazakh: ақпараттандыру (aqparattandyru) — the act of computerizing
  • Korean: 컴퓨터화 (keompyuteohwa) — the act of computerizing
  • Malay: pengkomputeran — the act of computerizing
  • Malay: komputerisasi — the act of computerizing
  • Malayalam: കമ്പ്യൂട്ടർവൽക്കരണം (kampyūṭṭaṟvalkkaraṇaṁ) — the act of computerizing
  • Polish: komputeryzacja — the act of computerizing
  • Portuguese: computadorização — the act of computerizing
  • Portuguese: informatização — the act of computerizing
  • Romanian: computerizare — the act of computerizing
  • Russian: компьютериза́ция (kompʹjutɛrizácija) — the act of computerizing
  • Spanish: computarización — the act of computerizing
  • Spanish: informatización — the act of computerizing
  • Swedish: datorisering — the act of computerizing
  • Telugu: కంప్యూటరీకరణ (kampyūṭarīkaraṇa) — the act of computerizing
  • Ukrainian: комп'ютериза́ція (kompʺjuteryzácija) — the act of computerizing
  • Vietnamese: điện toán hóa — the act of computerizing