computerize

[ kuh m-pyoo-tuh-rahyz ]

/ kəmˈpyu təˌraɪz /

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verb (used with object), com·put·er·ized, com·put·er·iz·ing.

to control, perform, process, or store (a system, operation, or information) by means of or in an electronic computer or computers.

to equip with or automate by computers: to computerize a business.

verb (used without object), com·put·er·ized, com·put·er·iz·ing.

to make use of computers: The entire industry is expected to computerize by the end of the year.

RELATED WORDS

industrialization, mechanization

Nearby words

computer-assisted tomography, computerate, computerdom, computerese, computerist, computerize, computerized axial tomography, computerized tomography, computerphobe, computing, compère

Also especially British, com·put·er·ise.

Origin of computerize

First recorded in 1955–60; computer + -ize

Related forms

com·put·er·iz·a·ble, adjectivecom·put·er·i·za·tion, nounun·com·put·er·ized, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for computerization

computerize

computerise

/ (kəmˈpjuːtəˌraɪz) /

verb

(tr) to cause (certain operations) to be performed by a computer, esp as a replacement for human labour

(intr) to install a computer

(tr) to control or perform (operations within a system) by means of a computer

(tr) to process or store (information) by means of or in a computer

Derived Forms

computerization or computerisation, noun

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