summarization

noun

sum·​ma·​ri·​za·​tion ˌsə-mə-rə-ˈzā-shən 

ˌsəm-rə-

1

: the act of summarizing

2

: summary

Synonyms

• summary

Examples of summarization in a Sentence

what you wrote goes way beyond a summarization of the speech

Recent Examples on the Web

It was given another boost in 2019 when OpenAI figured out that Transformers trained on large amounts of text could not only write text well, but master many other language tasks, from translation to summarization. —Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025

For example, documentation summarization for onboarding new engineers, sales enablement tools that auto-tailor pitches based on CRM signals or auto-tagging of product feedback to inform roadmap prioritization. —Agur Jõgi, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025

Following these incidents, Apple was forced to temporarily pause summarization for news apps. —PC Magazine, 23 July 2025

Newer, more powerful Chromebooks will soon have image generation, text summarization, and more built into the OS. —ArsTechnica, 23 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for summarization

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration

Kids Definition

summarization

noun

sum·​ma·​ri·​za·​tion ˌsəm-(ə-)rə-ˈzā-shən 

1

: the act of summarizing

2

: summary entry 2