Contextualization may refer to: Contextualization (Bible translation), the process of contextualising the biblical message as perceived in the missionary mandate originated by Jesus; Contextualization (computer science), an initialization phase setting or overriding properties having unknown or default values at the time of template creation Contextualization (sociolinguistics), the use of language and discourse to signal relevant aspects of an interactional or communicative situation Contextualism, a collection of views in philosophy which argue that actions or expressions can only be understood in context