Historicization

Pronunciation: /ˈhɪstɔɹɪkˈaɪˈziˈætˈaɪˌɑn/

Historicization (noun)

  1. The process of explaining something by placing it in a past time and showing how it developed over time.
  2. A way of treating present ideas as outcomes of earlier events, so their meaning depends on historical change.

Examples

  • Historicization turns everyday events into history.
  • The archive supports historicization by preserving records.