modernization
Bringing up-to-date
Modernization is the process of updating something to current standards or technologies.
A factory undergoes modernization when it replaces old equipment.
A country's modernization involves adopting contemporary economic and social institutions.
The word often implies progress but can carry ambivalence—rapid modernization sometimes threatens traditional ways of life.
The modernization of the rail system took a decade.
Converting to machine operation
- automationSelf-operating system design
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- computerizationAdopting digital systems
digitization · electrification · mass production · factory system · assembly line · infrastructure · railways · telecommunications
Progress toward maturity
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- innovationCreating something original
- improvementPositive change in quality
- reformImprove by correcting faults
transformation · evolution · growth · enlightenment · breakthrough · optimization · enhancement · streamlining
Restoring to good condition
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- refurbishmentRenewal of worn items
- restorationReturning something to condition
regeneration · rejuvenation · reconstruction · redevelopment · revamp · retrofitting · rehabilitation · upgrading
Adopted principle of action
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- institutionEstablished organization or custom
restructuring · deregulation · privatization · liberalization · constitutional · administrative · educational · judicial
mechanization
Converting to machine operation
- automationSelf-operating system design
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
computerization · digitization · electrification · mass production · factory system · assembly line · infrastructure · railways · telecommunications · standardization
development
Progress toward maturity
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- innovationCreating something original
- improvementPositive change in quality
reform · transformation · evolution · growth · enlightenment · breakthrough · optimization · enhancement · streamlining · efficiency
renovation
Restoring to good condition
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- refurbishmentRenewal of worn items
restoration · regeneration · rejuvenation · reconstruction · redevelopment · revamp · retrofitting · rehabilitation · upgrading · facelift
policy
Adopted principle of action
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- governanceHow authority is exercised
institution · restructuring · deregulation · privatization · liberalization · constitutional · administrative · educational · judicial · economic
- Government Reformbudget reform, fiscal reform, government reform, policy reform, regulatory reform
- Turkish RepublicAnkara, Treaty of Lausanne, Latin alphabet, secularism, secular state
- Meiji JapanEmperor Meiji, westernization, privy council, prefectures, extraterritoriality
- Nepal Historyunification, Gurkhas, federal republic, hereditary rule, palace coup
- Ottoman ReformsTanzimat reforms, secularization, military reform, military reforms, education reform
- PortugalLisbon, Porto, Algarve, Oporto, Madeira
modernizationpreservation
Maintaining something's condition
conservation · stagnation · traditionalism · inertia · ossification
modernizationdecline
Decrease or refuse
deterioration · underdevelopment · decay · regression · backwardness
- military modernizationImproving armed forces capabilities