Consumerization

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The process of consumerizing. uncountable

    "For many technologies, commercialization happens decades before consumerization."

  2. 2
    An instance of that process. countable, rare

    "a wave of IT consumerizations leading to the advent of the bring-your-own-device era"

Example

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"For many technologies, commercialization happens decades before consumerization."

Etymology

From consumer + -ization or consumerize + -ation.

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