Synonyms

summarization

American

[suhm-uh-rahy-zey-shuhn] / ˌsʌm ə raɪˈzeɪ ʃən /

especially British, summarisation

noun

the act or process of providing a summary, a brief restatement of something that captures all its important points.

In this position you will be responsible for the collection, analysis, interpretation, and summarization of business data.

Etymology

Origin of summarization

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

Explanation

To summarize means to sum up the main points of something — a summarization is this kind of summing up. Elementary school book reports are big on summarization. When you're a trial lawyer, the last part of the argument you make before the court is called a summation. It included a summarization of the points you have made in the trial so far, but it goes one step further, to push this summarization toward a conclusion you hope the judge or jury will accept.

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The first is for rote responsibilities like summarization and research, which AI can do on its own.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

“Judicial officers have long been supported by research attorneys and law clerks who assist with summarization, legal research, analysis and drafting assistance,” said Rob Oftring Jr., the court’s chief spokesman.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

"A software update in the coming weeks will further clarify when the text being displayed is summarization provided by Apple Intelligence. We encourage users to report a concern if they view an unexpected notification summary."

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2025

Existing medical text summarization tools involve human supervision to prevent the generation of unreliable summaries that could lead to serious health care risks, according to Zhang.

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2024

Table 6 is a summarization of 73 records of individuals that made substantial growth as adults, after they were marked and measured.

From Aspects of Reproduction and Development in the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) by Fitch, Henry S.

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