Definition

1. Verb:
   • To equip with or automate by computers: To provide a system, process, or device with computers to control operations or perform tasks.
   • To convert data or processes for computer use: To store, organize, or manage information using a computer system.

Usage

• The verb "computerize" is used to describe the action of introducing computers to perform tasks that were previously done manually or mechanically.
• It is often used in business, industrial, and administrative contexts.
• It can be followed by a direct object (what is being computerized).

Examples

• Verb:
  • The library decided to computerize its catalog system for easier searches.
  • The factory was computerized to increase production efficiency and reduce errors.
  • They plan to computerize all patient records at the clinic.

Advanced Usage

• "To be/become computerized": Describes a state where a system or process has been converted to computer control.
  • The entire manufacturing line has become computerized.
• The process of computerizing often implies modernization and increased automation.

Variants and Related Words

• Computerization (noun): The process of computerizing something.
  • The computerization of the office took six months.
• Computerized (adjective): Describing something that is equipped with or controlled by computers.
  • We use a computerized inventory system.

Synonyms

• Automate: To make a process operate automatically using machines or computers.
• Digitize: To convert information into a digital form for use on a computer.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Computerize" itself is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. The action is typically expressed directly.)

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms specifically using the word "computerize.")

Verb

1. control a function, process, or creation by a computer
   • They computerized the car industry
   • we live in a cybernated age
   • cybernate a factory
2. store in a computer
   • computerized dictionary
3. provide with computers
   • Our office is fully computerized now