summarization

English

Alternative forms

• summarisation

Etymology

From summarize +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsʌməɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Noun

summarization (countable and uncountable, plural summarizations)

1. (countable) The act of summarizing.

   Jim is very adept at summarization.

2. (uncountable) The process of summarizing.

   After summarization, these documents seem much simpler.

3. (countable) A summary; the result of summarizing.

   Jim's summarization of the incident was very useful.

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with the similar-sounding summerization.

Derived terms

• automatic summarization

Translations

the act of summarizing

Arabic: تَلْخِيص (talḵīṣ) Persian: خلاصه سازی (xolâse-sâzi), تلخیص (fa) (talxis) Portuguese: sumarização f Russian: суммариза́ция (ru) f (summarizácija) Ukrainian: сумування n (sumuvannja)