computerize

[ kuhm-pyoo-tuh-rahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, com·put·er·ized, com·put·er·iz·ing.

1. to equip with or automate by computers:

   If you haven't already, now is a great time to computerize your business.

2. to control, perform, produce, process, or store by means of or in a computer or computers:

   I know I have a few chapters written in a notebook, but I never computerized them.

verb (used without object)

, com·put·er·ized, com·put·er·iz·ing.

1. to start making use of computers:

   The entire industry is expected to computerize by the end of the year.

computerize

/ kəmˈpjuːtəˌraɪz /

verb

1. tr to cause (certain operations) to be performed by a computer, esp as a replacement for human labour
2. intr to install a computer
3. tr to control or perform (operations within a system) by means of a computer
4. tr to process or store (information) by means of or in a computer

Derived Forms

• comˌputeriˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• com·put·er·iz·a·ble [k, uh, m-pyoo-t, uh, -, rahy, -z, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
• com·put·er·i·za·tion [k, uh, m-pyoo-t, uh, -r, uh, -, zey, -sh, uh, n] noun
• com·put·er·ized adjective
• un·com·put·er·ized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of computerize¹

First recorded in 1955–60; computer + -ize

Example Sentences

They swept over the completed painting with a 100-megapixel HD camera, producing 8,439 photos that were then computerized, color-corrected, and stitched together by more algorithms.

From Popular-Science

As the firm grew bigger and moved to midtown Manhattan, it had to computerize its records to fake so many documents.

From The Daily Beast

Vancouver police did not fully computerize their data until 2002, and it is possible the police never reported the incident.

From The Daily Beast

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