summarization

noun

sum·​ma·​ri·​za·​tion ˌsə-mə-rə-ˈzā-shən 

ˌsəm-rə-

1

: the act of summarizing

2

: summary

Synonyms

• abstract
• breviary
• brief
• capsule
• conspectus
• digest
• encapsulation
• epitome
• inventory
• outline
• précis
• recap
• recapitulation
• résumé
• resume
• resumé
• roundup
• run-through
• rundown
• sum
• sum-up
• summa
• summary
• summing-up
• synopsis
• wrap-up

Examples of summarization in a Sentence

what you wrote goes way beyond a summarization of the speech

Recent Examples on the Web

Apple Intelligence on the iPad Air offers generative AI photo editing, and the usual summarization or rewriting texts. —Ben Sin, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025

The other big change is the introduction of Apple Intelligence, which gives users a combination of on-device and on-cloud AI tools that are integrated into everything from writing and summarization features to photo enhancers and image generators. —PCMAG, 11 Mar. 2025

Japan also gets the AI summarization features in Google's Recorder app. —Ars Technica, 4 Mar. 2025

These models comprehend multiple Indian languages, providing features like conversation summarization and sentiment analysis. —Balaji Dhamodharan, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for summarization

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration

Kids Definition

summarization

noun

sum·​ma·​ri·​za·​tion ˌsəm-(ə-)rə-ˈzā-shən 

1

: the act of summarizing

2

: summary entry 2