noun
(also British customisation)
mass noun1The action of modifying something to suit a particular individual or task.
‘the new software allows customization’- ‘The companies' joint strategy has expanded the scope of traditional made-to-measure production into the mass customization arena.’
- ‘Twenty-eight designs are standard, however customisation is encouraged.’
- ‘The interest in being distinctive is also leading to more customization.’
- ‘Its modular approach allows for complete customization without unwanted expense.’
- ‘The sheer number of separation technologies available today also has encouraged the customization of whey proteins for specific end uses.’
- ‘However tempting it may be to preserve specific business processes by altering the software code, customization almost always means trouble.’
- ‘One of the supply clerks had done a last minute bit of customization to her helmet.’
- ‘This would allow saddle manufacturers to build products that fit better without individual customization.’
- ‘Retail framers can bring personal rapport and customization to their clients in a way that online frame sites can't.’
- ‘The firm can omit the high design fees while still offering some degree of customization and site-specific architecture.’
- 1.1count noun A modification made to something to suit a particular individual or task.‘users can save these customizations’
- ‘There are three intellectual property licenses, each with two to three available customizations.’
- ‘He is willing to make any customizations the requesting sites want too.’
- ‘To provide running customizations I add an interface to bind keystrokes to predefined actions.’
- ‘Any desired customizations are the local system administrator's responsibility.’
- ‘Entry-level accounting systems often provide only basic financial statement customizations.’
- ‘You can change the monster's color, but that's pretty much the limit of the visual customizations.’
- ‘The game is just straightforward arcade racing fun with real-world cars and real-world customizations.’
- ‘An early prototype of the tablet was setup for sharing between family members where each person's customizations would be saved.’
- ‘The software is 'intelligent' and largely automatically configures itself although there are innumerable customizations that can be made.’
- ‘We developed a customization of the software that allows people to view the data directly from the database.’
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