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

This includes streamlining intake forms, generating meeting notes, and providing comprehensive summarization services. —Briar Smith, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024

Support chatbots came next, at 31%, followed by enterprise search and retrieval, data extraction and transformation, and meeting summarization. —Hayden Field, CNBC, 20 Nov. 2024

For Google Workspace: This AI integration with Google apps offers features like content generation, summarization and rewriting, potentially replacing multiple standalone productivity tools. —Lital Marom, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024

Enterprises are actively experimenting with open models across four broad categories: copilots, fraud detection, document generation and summarization and generative AI chatbots. —Thomas Cornely, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

summarization

noun

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

1

: the act of summarizing

2

: summary entry 2