Computerize Meaning
/kəˈmpjutəˌraɪz/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo convert a manual function or system into a computer system.
verbTo equip with a computer or a computer system.
Sentence Examples
Companies are rapidly trying to computerize their systems.
Once they computerize the process, it will all be easier.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The small business decided to ____ all of its paper records to save space.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
They decided to ____ the whole paper-based filing system.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Latin computārelbor. French computerbor. English compute Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English computer Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English computerize From computer + -ize.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"I wonder how human she is. These are the days when computers humanize and humans computerize."
— 2001, David Mitchell, chapter 1, in number9dream, London: Hodder and Stoughton, →ISBN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The small business decided to ____ all of its paper records to save space.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
They decided to ____ the whole paper-based filing system.