centralized

American  

[sen-truh-lahyzd] / ˈsɛn trəˌlaɪzd /

especially British, centralised

adjective

1. controlled from one place.

   The individual police departments will transition to the centralized dispatch system beginning in October.

   After years of opting for top-down regulatory approaches, the new administration has decided to move toward a less centralized form of government oversight.

2. existing in one place, or being the center point of a network: The system allows users to record subscriber complaints in a single database, creating a centralized source of information to assist us in pinpointing systematic delivery problems.

   Each computer has a twisted-pair cable that runs to a centralized hub.

   The system allows users to record subscriber complaints in a single database, creating a centralized source of information to assist us in pinpointing systematic delivery problems.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of centralize.

Other Word Forms

• uncentralized adjective

Etymology

Origin of centralized

centralize ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The platform aggregates capacity from data centers, crypto miners and consumer hardware, creating a distributed alternative to centralized cloud providers.

From MarketWatch

Taken together, these patterns suggest that statue creation reflected the island's broader social organization, with carving efforts carried out independently rather than through centralized oversight.

From Science Daily

The stores would be exempt from rent and taxes, with savings passed to shoppers, while centralized warehousing and distribution would aim to reduce overheads.

From Barron's

But a centralized agency could help alleviate some of those funding issues.

From Barron's

This new ability to build upward meant that centralized office functions—such as legal, finance and marketing—no longer had to be squeezed into small spaces or dispersed at field offices.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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