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

what you wrote goes way beyond a summarization of the speech
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The bank has built its own meeting transcription and summarization tool which Elliott says saves hours of grunt work. Harry Booth, Time, 6 Oct. 2025 Across sectors, organizations are now embedding AI into core workflows, not just for summarization or chat, but for tasks like customer service, fraud detection, regulatory analysis, code review and complex decision-making. Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2025 In a December 2023 Slate editorial, security researcher Bruce Schneier warned that AI models could enable unprecedented mass spying by automating the analysis and summarization of vast conversation datasets. Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025 Small LLMs can supply this, and are an excellent choice for tasks such as text summarization and edge applications. Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2025 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 10 Oct. 2025.

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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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