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Centralized vs Central - What's the difference?

centralized | central |

As adjectives the difference between centralized and central

is that centralized is having things physically towards the center; consolidated or concentrated while central is being in the centre.

As a verb centralized

is past tense of centralize.

centralized

English

Alternative forms

* (UK) centralised

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having things physically towards the center; consolidated or concentrated
  • Having power concentrated in a single, central authority

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (centralize)

    • central

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Being in the centre.
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  • Being the most important.
  • Having or containing the centre of something.
  • Being very important, or key to something.
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    Derived terms

    * central bank * central heating * central locking * centralisation * centralise * centrally * centralness