summarization

noun

sum·​ma·​ri·​za·​tion ˌsə-mə-rə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce summarization (audio)
ˌsəm-rə-
1
: the act of summarizing
2

Examples of summarization in a Sentence

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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 For now, users can take advantage of features including AI summarization, email tweaking, and call transcription. Samuel Burke, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024 Its because the output of one AI can become the input to another AI, creating scalable thinking applications for search, self-correcting summarization, and very soon, agentic AI. Karl Freund, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for summarization 

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of summarization was in 1865

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“Summarization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summarization. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

summarization

noun
sum·​ma·​ri·​za·​tion ˌsəm-(ə-)rə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce summarization (audio)
1
: the act of summarizing
2
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