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modernization

2 definitions • 4 examples
1
the act of making something more modern:

Examples:

The modernization of the 100-year-old sewage and water systems will cost millions of pounds.
The lab has undergone a major modernization program in recent years.
2
the process of starting to use the most recent methods, ideas, equipment, etc. so that something becomes or seems more modern:

Examples:

The modernization of the 100-year-old sewage and water systems will cost millions of pounds.
The property is basically sound, but in need of modernization.

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