computerization

C3O1M3P3U1T1E1R1I1Z10A1T1I1O1N1
/kəmˌpjuːtəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/

noun

The act of computerizing something, or something computerized.

Similar
informatisationcybernation
OriginEnglish computerize ← French computer ← Latin computāre →
UncommonScrabble 30
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nouncomputerization (countable and uncountable, plural computerizations)

plural computerizations · alternative computerisation

  1. countableuncountableThe act of computerizing something, or something computerized.

    Synonyms: informatisation

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act of computerizing something, or something computerized.

Similar
informatisation

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe control of processes by computer

Similar
cybernation
Broader
automationmechanizationmechanisation
Also see
cybernation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinputus
  7. Latinputō
  8. Latincomputō
  9. Latincomputāre
  10. Frenchcomputer
  11. Englishcompute
  12. Englishcomputer
  13. Englishcomputerize
  14. Englishcomputerization

From computerize + -ation.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan informatització, ordinadorització
  • informatitzacióthe act of computerizing
  • ordinadoritzacióthe act of computerizing
Chinese Mandarin 電腦化 /电脑化, 計算機化 /计算机化
  • 電腦化 /电脑化 (diànnǎohuà)the act of computerizing
  • 計算機化 /计算机化 (jìsuànjīhuà)the act of computerizing
Dutch computerisatie
  • computerisatiethe act of computerizing
Finnish tietokoneistus
  • tietokoneistusthe act of computerizing
French informatisation
  • informatisationthe act of computerizing
German Computerisierung
  • Computerisierungthe act of computerizing
Hebrew מחשוב
  • מחשוב (mikhshuv)the act of computerizing
Hungarian komputerizáció
  • komputerizációthe act of computerizing
Japanese コンピュータ化, コンピュータリゼーション
  • コンピュータ化 (konpyūta-ka)the act of computerizing
  • コンピュータリゼーション (konpyūtarizeshon)the act of computerizing
Korean 컴퓨터화
  • 컴퓨터화 (keompyuteohwa)the act of computerizing
Malay pengkomputeran, komputerisasi
  • pengkomputeranthe act of computerizing
  • komputerisasithe act of computerizing
Polish komputeryzacja
  • komputeryzacjathe act of computerizing
Portuguese computadorização, informatização
  • computadorizaçãothe act of computerizing
  • informatizaçãothe act of computerizing
Romanian computerizare
  • computerizarethe act of computerizing
Russian компьютериза́ция
  • компьютериза́ция (kompʹjutɛrizácija)the act of computerizing
Spanish computarización, informatización
  • computarizaciónthe act of computerizing
  • informatizaciónthe act of computerizing
Swedish datorisering
  • datoriseringthe act of computerizing
Ukrainian комп'ютериза́ція
  • комп'ютериза́ція (kompʺjuteryzácija)the act of computerizing
Vietnamese điện toán hóa
  • điện toán hóathe act of computerizing
Cite this entry
APA

computerization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computerization

MLA

“computerization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computerization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “computerization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computerization.

Source: computerization on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.