computerize

verb

com·​put·​er·​ize kəm-ˈpyü-tə-ˌrīz How to pronounce computerize (audio)
-tər-ˌīz
computerized; computerizing

transitive verb

1
: to carry out, control, or produce by means of a computer
computerized music
2
: to equip with computers
computerize public schools
3
a
: to store in a computer
computerize data
b
: to put in a form that a computer can use
computerize paperwork
computerizable adjective
computerization noun

Examples of computerize in a Sentence

We plan to computerize our billing system. The office is being computerized. Libraries are computerizing their records.
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Along with other sci-fi staples such as living forever and computerizing consciousness, colonizing Mars is now an obsession of our tech elite. Theunis Bates, theweek, 28 Aug. 2024 The destroyers have computerized Aegis weapons systems, which combine radar, sensors and missiles to defend against air and surface threats. George Petras, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024 This division was charged with computerizing editing, sound design and mixing, special effects, and accounting for the company’s books, as if this fourth challenge would be as difficult as the other three. IEEE Spectrum, 3 Aug. 2021 People are largely left to their own devices to navigate an opaque and inefficient system that is so archaic that some of it isn’t even computerized. Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for computerize 

Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of computerize was in 1957

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“Computerize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/computerize. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

computerize

verb
com·​put·​er·​ize kəm-ˈpyüt-ə-ˌrīz How to pronounce computerize (audio)
computerized; computerizing
1
: to carry out, control, or produce through the use of a computer
2
: to provide with computers
3
a
: to store in a computer
b
: to put into a form that a computer can use

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