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sum·ma·ri·za·tion | \ ˌsə-mə-rə-ˈzā-shən 
, ˌsəm-rə- \
, ˌsəm-rə- \Definition of summarization
1 : the act of summarizing
2 : summary
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Synonyms for summarization
Synonyms
- abstract,
- breviary,
- brief,
- capsule,
- conspectus,
- digest,
- encapsulation,
- epitome,
- inventory,
- outline,
- précis,
- recap,
- recapitulation,
- résumé
- (or resume also resumé),
- roundup,
- run-through,
- rundown,
- sum,
- sum-up,
- summa,
- summary,
- summing-up,
- synopsis,
- wrap-up
Examples of summarization in a Sentence
what you wrote goes way beyond a summarization of the speech
Recent Examples on the Web And the company says T-NLG can do better abstraction and summarization than previous language models.
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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, "A.I. and the growing risk of “digital redlining”," 11 Feb. 2020 While Project Debater's clustering and summarization skills were impressive, the human debaters stole the show.
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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, "Could Artificial Intelligence Save Us From Itself?," 26 Nov. 2019 This film begs for a viewing unencumbered by lengthy summarization.
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Lindsey Bahr, Detroit Free Press, "Review: ‘Mother!’ will haunt and mesmerize you," 14 Sep. 2017 The visual burned into the imagination of a young George Lucas, who would lift those imagery, thrills, and summarization tactics from Flash Gordon for his 1977 space opera Star Wars.
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Matt Patches, Esquire, "A Definitive Ranking of the Star Wars Opening Title Crawls," 27 May 2015
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The first known use of summarization was in 1865
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