summarization

noun

sum·​ma·​ri·​za·​tion ˌsə-mə-rə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce summarization (audio)
ˌsəm-rə-
1
: the act of summarizing
2

Examples of summarization in a Sentence

what you wrote goes way beyond a summarization of the speech
Recent Examples on the Web Its because the output of one AI can become the input to another AI, creating scalable thinking applications for search, self-correcting summarization, and very soon, agentic AI. Karl Freund, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 The Minnesota Star Tribune will experiment with AI summarization, analysis and content discovery. Sara Fischer, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024 Microsoft is even planning to integrate one-click AI actions like summarization and file comparison directly into File Explorer and macOS’s Finder soon. Tom Warren, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2024 But my brief test of Apple's summarization features tempted me to give Apple Mail another try. Ina Fried, Axios, 20 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for summarization 

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Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of summarization was in 1865

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Cite this Entry

“Summarization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summarization. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

summarization

noun
sum·​ma·​ri·​za·​tion ˌsəm-(ə-)rə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce summarization (audio)
1
: the act of summarizing
2
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