computerize

verb

com·​put·​er·​ize kəm-ˈpyü-tə-ˌrīz 

-tər-ˌīz

computerized; computerizing

transitive verb

1

: to carry out, control, or produce by means of a computer

computerized music

2

: to equip with computers

computerize public schools

3

a

: to store in a computer

computerize data

b

: to put in a form that a computer can use

computerize paperwork

computerizable

kəm-ˌpyü-tə-ˈrī-zə-bəl 

adjective

computerization

kəm-ˌpyü-tə-rə-ˈzā-shən 

noun

Examples of computerize in a Sentence

We plan to computerize our billing system.

The office is being computerized.

Libraries are computerizing their records.

Recent Examples on the Web

The facility was decommissioned in 1984 when systems started getting computerized, but the Navy continued to allow people to live there due to housing shortages in the area. —A.k. Whitney, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025

The technology allows camera movement to be computerized and replicated so filmmakers can shoot two sides of the same shot in an identical fashion. —Madeleine Janz, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025

Today, the process can be entirely computerized and automated. —Leah Dolan, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025

Although medical records are computerized, too often medical computer systems don't communicate with outside organizations such as health insurers, Cutler said. —Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for computerize

• actualize
• antagonize
• apologise
• apologize
• capitalize
• categorize
• characterize
• commercialize
• conceptualize
• contrariwise
• criminalize
• decentralize

Kids Definition

computerize

verb

com·​put·​er·​ize kəm-ˈpyüt-ə-ˌrīz 

computerized; computerizing

1

: to carry out, control, or produce through the use of a computer

2

: to provide with computers

3

a

: to store in a computer

b

: to put into a form that a computer can use