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

Start with low-risk agentic applications: Deploy AI agents for routine tasks like content summarization and simple workflow automation, while maintaining human oversight for complex, high-stakes processes. —Steven Wolfe Pereira, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025

Leverage it as a tool for trend identification, résumé summarization or passive candidate identification, but retain final screening and interviews for human professionals. —Sherri Reese, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025

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

Next, executives will pull draft decks, key performance indicators (KPIs) and reports from internal systems and augment them with AI summarization of complex documents into executive digests. —Paroon Chadha, Forbes.com, 18 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