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uberization 

A subsect of visualization where the Uber dumps everything from his mind spread across several enter key presses. Typically unwarranted and after all others have given up on the thread.
Did you see Jeff's uberization of that thread? He just does not know when to give it up.
uberization by ThatGuy98524 March 24, 2020

The Uberization of Singapore Math 

When students, teachers, and homeschoolers could access affordable or quasi-free quality grades K–12 math resources based on the math curriculum from the “fine” city of Singapore, by bypassing traditional channels of distribution or mercenary middlepersons.
Thanks to print on demand (POD), the Uberization of Singapore math has significantly leveled the playing field for self-published authors and small publishers, as they needn’t rent a warehouse to store their books and rely on cut-throat distributors and bookstores to sell their titles.

Late‑Stage Uberization

The extension of Uber’s business model—algorithmic management, independent contractor classification, surge pricing, and user rating systems—to virtually every sector of the economy, from healthcare to education to professional services. In late‑stage Uberization, even skilled labor is disaggregated into discrete tasks, priced dynamically, and controlled by opaque algorithms. Workers lose benefits, stability, and collective bargaining; customers enjoy convenience while being surveilled and rated. Late‑stage Uberization represents the triumph of platform capitalism: work becomes a series of precarious, quantified tasks with no loyalty, no security, and no end.
Example: “Now even lawyers and therapists were being replaced by apps that matched clients for a fee and took a cut. Late‑stage Uberization: the gigification of everything, including the professions.”

ubernization 

The process where Uber, the company penetrated a region.
After ubernization occured in my hometown, people were able to travel to places easier, without being scammed by taxi drivers who refused to provide metered service.
ubernization by malsingmix June 1, 2016

utilization 

To use a person for what they can do for you or give you , to benefit yourself. Utilizing a person.
D: Man, I'm on stucc till my car fixed .
T: Becky got a whip and she just got her pay check today.
D: Oh yeah? Utilization!
utilization by JJ JuicyJuice September 17, 2017

Utilization of the Entire Electromagnetic Spectrum

The practice of putting every frequency of light to work, from radio waves to gamma rays, instead of just the tiny visible slice our eyes evolved to see. We already use radio for communication, microwaves for cooking and radar, infrared for heating and night vision, visible light for seeing, ultraviolet for sterilization, X-rays for imaging, and gamma rays for cancer treatment. But full utilization means more: using every band for everything possible, optimizing each frequency for its unique properties. The dream is a world where the electromagnetic spectrum is fully harnessed—where we communicate, power devices, treat diseases, manufacture materials, and explore the universe using every photon available. The reality is that we're getting there, frequency by frequency, application by application. The full spectrum is humanity's birthright; we're just slowly claiming it.
Utilization of the Entire Electromagnetic Spectrum Example: "He looked at the electromagnetic spectrum chart on his wall—radio to gamma, each band labeled with its uses. Radio: communication. Microwaves: radar, cooking. Infrared: heating, sensing. Visible: seeing. UV: sterilization. X-ray: imaging. Gamma: medicine. He realized that civilization was just the story of learning to use more of the spectrum. Every new band we mastered opened new possibilities. The spectrum was infinite; so was the future."