motorization

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Definition of motorizationnext
as in electrification

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  1. electrification
  2. computerization
  3. automation
Noun
  • At a time when the rest of the industry is moving toward electrification, the 12Cilindri is a throwback to the way things used to be.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Electricity demand is growing rapidly, driven by electrification, manufacturing and, increasingly, data centers and the expanding digital economy.
    — H. Russell Frisby, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of electrification
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  • In each case of transformation—the Industrial Revolution, electrification, computerization—the economy didn’t just survive the disruption.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 May 2026
  • For Duran, this rising tech authoritarianism wasn’t a passing political fad but the culmination of shifts in wealth distribution, political power, and the computerization of society that had been decades in the making.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Definition of computerization
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  • With more cars equipped with partial automation hitting the road, safety researchers are growing increasingly worried about driver attention and the potential for these systems to cause crashes.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Reducing the human bottleneck in AI automation DeepSeek argues that the growing capabilities of AI models have enabled agents to automate tasks ranging from managing calendars and drafting emails to preparing reports and writing software.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of automation
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