personalization

American  

[pur-suh-nl-ahy-zey-shuhn] / ˌpɜr sə nlˌaɪˈzeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the act or process of marking with one’s initials, name, or monogram.

   Each book has a leather cover, marbled endpapers, and a nameplate for personalization.

2. the act or process of making a general statement, work, etc., into one that is particular to an individual.

   The Writing Your Novel class will focus on observation, personalization, and realization of character.

   The game deliberately uses fear and terror to enhance the personalization and subjectivity of the events and to increase their impact.

3. the act or process of portraying people with an emphasis on their human characteristics.

   The camp’s goal in bringing together children from both sides of the conflict is to encourage personalization and humanization of the other side.

4. the act or process of tailoring something to meet an individual's specifications, needs, or preferences.

   The new learning and assessment models allow for personalization of instruction for each student.

   As end users continue to get more demanding, customization and personalization play an increasingly vital role in the success of any software platform.

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Etymology

Origin of personalization

personaliz(e) ( def. ) + -ation ( def. )

Example Sentences

Cicilese says the future lies not in standalone crypto options but in professionally managed accounts that incorporate a wider mix of data and personalization.

From MarketWatch

Reddit said it introduced changes to comply with the law, such as age prediction for users in Australia as well as stricter chat settings, no ads personalization or sensitive ads and no access to mature content.

From The Wall Street Journal

Altman also said in the memo that ChatGPT should lean more into personalization, another feature that some doctors and victims’ advocates have suggested may have played a role in exacerbating some users’ mental health issues.

From The Wall Street Journal

With personalization, ChatGPT is able to access contents and summaries of some prior conversations along with a set of facts about users, allowing the bot to reference them and even mirror a person’s tone.

From The Wall Street Journal

Altman said OpenAI had more work to do on the day-to-day experience of its chatbot, including improving personalization features for users, increasing its speed and reliability, and allowing it to answer a wider range of questions.

From The Wall Street Journal