tokenize

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US/ˈtoʊ.kən.aɪz/

verb

To reduce to a token or set of tokens by lexical analysis.

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Meanings

verbtokenize (third-person singular simple present tokenizes, present participle tokenizing, simple past and past participle tokenized)

present singular third person tokenizes · participle present tokenizing · participle past tokenized · past tokenized · alternative tokenise

  1. transitivecomputingTo reduce to a token or set of tokens by lexical analysis.
  2. transitivecomputingTo substitute sensitive data with meaningless placeholders.
  3. transitiveTo treat as a token minority.

Origin

From token + -ize.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ketonize
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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