summarization — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The act of summarizing.

   Usage

   • Countable

   Examples

   Jim is very adept at summarization.

2. The process of summarizing.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

   Examples

   After summarization, these documents seem much simpler.

3. A summary; the result of summarizing.

   Usage

   • Countable

   Examples

   Jim's summarization of the incident was very useful.

Noun

1. the act of preparing a summary (or an instance thereof); stating briefly and succinctly

   Synonyms

   summarisation

   Broader terms

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