uberization

English

Alternative forms

• uberisation (UK)

Etymology

From Uber +‎ -ization. From the brand name Uber, referring to a decentralized ridesharing service.

Noun

uberization (uncountable)

1. (business, commerce) The transformation of an existing industry or economy with the help of computing platforms, especially mobile applications, and temporary employment schemes.

   Synonyms: Uberfication, Uberification

Related terms

• uberize

Translations

utilisation of data platforms to bypass centrally planned corporations

• Catalan: uberització f
• Finnish: überisaatio
• French: ubérisation (fr) f, uberisation (fr) f
• Galician: uberización f
• German: Uberisierung f
• Italian: uberizzazione f
• Malay: uberisasi
• Polish: uberyzacja f
• Portuguese: uberização f
• Russian: убериза́ция (ru) f (uberizácija)
• Spanish: uberización f

See also

• gig economy
• platform capitalism

Further reading

• uberization on Wikipedia.Wikipedia