past and past participle
Used to say that someone or something used computers to do work that people or other machines did before.
The company computerized its records to save time.
The library's records were computerized last year.
American English
How to pronounce computerized
verb · adjectiveB2
kmPYOOderaizd
/kʰm̩ˈpʰju.ɾɚˌaɪzd̚/
4 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
Form of computerize
Computerized can be the past form or past participle of computerize, and it is also commonly used as an adjective.
Used to say that someone or something used computers to do work that people or other machines did before.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
past participle adjective
Operated or controlled by computers.
The office uses a computerized filing system.
The new parking meters are completely computerized.
Related words & forms
The final e is dropped before -ing: computerizing. American English uses -ize; British English often uses -ise.