MECHANIZATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mechanization mean? 

• MECHANIZATION (noun)
  The noun MECHANIZATION has 2 senses:

1. the condition of having a highly technical implementation

2. the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware

  Familiarity information: MECHANIZATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MECHANIZATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The condition of having a highly technical implementation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

mechanisation; mechanization

Hypernyms ("mechanization" is a kind of...):

condition; status (a state at a particular time)

Derivation:

mechanize (make mechanical)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

automation; mechanisation; mechanization

Context example:

automation replaces human workers by machines

Hypernyms ("mechanization" is a kind of...):

high tech; high technology (highly advanced technological development (especially in electronics))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mechanization"):

computerization; cybernation (the control of processes by computer)

Derivation:

mechanize (make mechanical)