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
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This could be anything from entity extraction, question answering, or text summarization to more complex tasks like code generation or creative writing. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 From summarization and translation to conversions and PDF chats, everything is automated to boost processing speed, accuracy, and efficiency. New Atlas, 14 Mar. 2025 Stories by McClatchy journalists, with AI summarization. Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025 Apple Intelligence on the iPad Air offers generative AI photo editing, and the usual summarization or rewriting texts. Ben Sin, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for summarization

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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“Summarization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summarization. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.

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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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