com ‧ put ‧ er ‧ ize BrE AmE ( also computerise British English ) /kəmˈpjuːtəraɪz/ verb [transitive]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ computer , ↑ computing , ↑ computerization ; verb : ↑ computerize ]
to use a computer to control the way something is done, to store information etc:
a scheme to computerize the library service
a computerized system for compiling the weekly charts of record sales
computerized information
a computerized database
—computerization /kəmˌpjuːtəraɪˈzeɪʃ ə n $ -rə-/ noun [uncountable] :
the computerization of the printing industry