computerize
/kəm'pju:təraiz/
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Definition
- 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
- control a function, process, or creation by a computer
- They computerized the car industry
- we live in a cybernated age
- cybernate a factory
- store in a computer
- computerized dictionary
- provide with computers
- Our office is fully computerized now