2. concentrated on or clustered around a central point or
purpose; -- contrasting with {distributed}.
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
centralized — index coadunate, concurrent (united) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
centralized — (Amer.) adj. centered; drawn toward a center or placed under central authority (also centralised) centralize (Amer.) cen·tral·ize || sentrÉ™laɪz v. draw toward a center point; concentrate; bring under a single authority (government, etc.);… … English contemporary dictionary
centralized — centralize cen‧tral‧ize [ˈsentrəlaɪz] also centralise verb [intransitive, transitive] to organize the control of a company, organization, or country so that one central group has power and tells people in other places what to do: • Shippers are… … Financial and business terms
centralized — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ highly ▪ a highly centralized bureaucracy ▪ increasingly Centralized is used with these nouns: ↑ … Collocations dictionary
centralized — adjective drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a central authority (Freq. 2) centralized control of emergency relief efforts centralized government • Syn: ↑centralised • Ant: ↑decentralized … Useful english dictionary
centralized — concentrated concentrated adj. 1. Having a high density of (the indicated substance); as, a narrow thread of concentrated ore. Note: [Narrower terms: {undiluted} (vs. diluted)] [WordNet 1.5] 2. Gathered together or made less diffuse; as, their… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Centralized — Centralize Cen tral*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Centralized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Centralizing}.] [Cf. F. centraliser.] To draw or bring to a center point; to gather into or about a center; to bring into one system, or under one control. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Centralized computing — is computing done at a central location, using terminals that are attached to a central computer. The computer itself may control all the peripherals directly (if they are physically connected to the central computer), or they may be attached via … Wikipedia
Centralized traffic control — (CTC) is a signalling system used by railroads. The system consists of a centralized train dispatcher s office that controls railroad switches in the CTC territory and the signals that railroad engineers must obey in order to keep the traffic… … Wikipedia
Centralized Processing — [engl. ], zentrale Datenverarbeitung … Universal-Lexikon
