Individualizovat

Individualizovat is a Czech verb meaning to tailor or customize something to the needs, characteristics, or preferences of an individual, or to distinguish cases by individual characteristics rather than by group. It is used in both everyday language and technical contexts to describe making something more personal or specific to a single person. The noun form is individualizace, referring to the process of individualization or personalization.

Origin and related terms: The verb is formed from the concept of the individual, with roots in Latin and the English word individualize, adapted into Czech. It commonly appears alongside personalizovat (to personalize) and segmentovat (to segment) in discussions about customization and differentiation.

Usage: In practice, individualizovat appears in diverse domains such as marketing, education, medicine, information technology, and law. In marketing, companies may individualizovat nabídky (offers) based on customer data. In education, instructors might individualizovat výuku to meet students’ needs. In medicine, clinicians speak of individualizovat léčbu (personalized treatment) according to patient characteristics or genetic information. In data processing and software, systems may be designed to individualizovat user experiences.

Examples: A firm aims to individualizovat marketing communication by analyzing purchase history. Healthcare teams seek to individualizovat léčbu for each patient. Schools work toward individualizovat přístup k žákům to support different learning styles.

See also: personalizovat, individualizace, personalization, customization.