modernization
nounOPAL W
/ˌmɒdənaɪˈzeɪʃn/
/ˌmɑːdərnəˈzeɪʃn/
(British English also modernisation)
[uncountable]- the process of making a system, methods, etc. more modern and more suitable for use at the present time
- In 1955 the railways' modernization programme was drawn up.