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 In a recent poll of more than 1,000 Case IQ customers and prospects, 62% indicated that summarization was the area of case management that needed assistance from AI the most. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2024 When the company rolled out generative AI summarization tools to help make customer service agents more efficient, the company asked: Is this useful for you? Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 12 June 2024 There’s a new model, called Gemini 1.5 Flash, designed to be faster for common tasks like summarization and captioning. David Pierce, The Verge, 14 May 2024 Still, practicality tips the balance toward of some kind of summarization approach. Bruce Schneier, The Conversation, 20 June 2023 The three bullet points at the top of the article were created using an AI tool for summarization and edited by journalists. Kimberly Cataudella Tutuska, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024 This process adapts the model to specific tasks, such as question answering, sentiment analysis, or document summarization, enhancing its performance on those tasks by tailoring its responses to the nuances of the target domain. Sunil Rajaraman, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 Effective Study Techniques Enhance Retention: Utilize iterative study cycles, highlighting, and summarization for deeper understanding. Bryce Welker, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024 The Verge’s Parker Ortolani turned me onto this: a new (Apple-only) news- and RSS-reading app with a lot of AI features for summarization and stuff, but also just a really lovely UI for reading news feeds. David Pierce, The Verge, 18 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
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 2 Jul. 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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