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computerize
[ kuhm-pyoo-tuh-rahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to equip with or automate by computers:
If you haven't already, now is a great time to computerize your business.
- to control, perform, produce, process, or store by means of or in a computer or computers:
I know I have a few chapters written in a notebook, but I never computerized them.
verb (used without object)
- to start making use of computers:
The entire industry is expected to computerize by the end of the year.
computerize
/ kəmˈpjuːtəˌraɪz /
verb
- tr to cause (certain operations) to be performed by a computer, esp as a replacement for human labour
- intr to install a computer
- tr to control or perform (operations within a system) by means of a computer
- tr to process or store (information) by means of or in a computer
Derived Forms
- comˌputeriˈzation, noun
Other Words From
- com·put·er·iz·a·ble [k, uh, m-pyoo-t, uh, -, rahy, -z, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
- com·put·er·i·za·tion [k, uh, m-pyoo-t, uh, -r, uh, -, zey, -sh, uh, n] noun
- com·put·er·ized adjective
- un·com·put·er·ized adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of computerize1
Example Sentences
They swept over the completed painting with a 100-megapixel HD camera, producing 8,439 photos that were then computerized, color-corrected, and stitched together by more algorithms.
As the firm grew bigger and moved to midtown Manhattan, it had to computerize its records to fake so many documents.
Vancouver police did not fully computerize their data until 2002, and it is possible the police never reported the incident.
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