MODERNIZATION
modernization, modernisation
(noun) making modern in appearance or behavior; “the modernization of Nigeria will be a long process”
modernization
(noun) a modernized version (as of a play)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
modernization (countable and uncountable, plural modernizations)
The process of modernizing.
Source: Wiktionary
Mod`ern*i*za"tion, n.
Definition: The act of rendering modern in style; the act or process of
causing to conform to modern of thinking or acting.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition