Modernization

[,mɒdənaɪ'zeɪʃən] or [,mɑdɚnə'zeʃən]

(noun.) making modern in appearance or behavior; 'the modernization of Nigeria will be a long process'.

(noun.) a modernized version (as of a play).

Typist: Oliver--From WordNet

(n.) The act of rendering modern in style; the act or process of causing to conform to modern of thinking or acting.

Edited by Lenore