personalization

The act of personalizing something, or adapting it for somebody's needs or tastes.

Noun

  1. The act of personalizing something, or adapting it for somebody's needs or tastes.
    1. (computing) The configuration of a software product to suit the needs or tastes of one specific user.

  2. The act of personifying; personification.

Origin

Etymology tree Middle English personal English personal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English personalize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English personalization From personalize + -ation.

Forms

personalizations personalisation

Related

configuration profile

Derived

depersonalization overpersonalization repersonalization