modernization
noun/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.
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