computerize
Americanverb (used with object)
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to equip with or automate by computers.
If you haven't already, now is a great time to computerize your business.
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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)
verb
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(tr) to cause (certain operations) to be performed by a computer, esp as a replacement for human labour
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(intr) to install a computer
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(tr) to control or perform (operations within a system) by means of a computer
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(tr) to process or store (information) by means of or in a computer
Other Word Forms
- computerizable adjective
- computerization noun
- computerized adjective
- uncomputerized adjective
Etymology
Origin of computerize
Example Sentences
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What I would say is it’s the half-computerization of everything, because vendors are free to computerize things to their heart’s content, but we cannot recomputerize them, right?
From Slate • Oct. 13, 2025
Similar efforts raised millions to computerize police stations and patrol cars and helped finance the successful 1999 campaign for charter reform against City Council opposition.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2023
Walter, who died in January, spent decades working for Fred Trump, primarily helping computerize his payroll and billing systems.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2018
“You can’t just computerize it,” Mr. Boswell said.
From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2016
Originally, I worked as a librarian in Europe and in the Middle East, under contract to set up libraries and/or computerize catalogs.
From From the Print Media to the Internet by Lebert, Marie
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