localization

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[edit] Etymology

From localize + -ation; compare French localisation

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localisation (British)

[edit] Noun

Singular
localization

Plural
localizations

localization (plural localizations)

The act of localizing.
The state of being localized.
(software engineering) The act or process of making a product suitable for use in a particular country or region, typically by translating text into the language of that country or region and, if necessary, ensuring support of other character sets.

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internationalization / i18n

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act of localizing

Dutch: localisatie nl(nl) f.
Finnish: lokalisoida fi(fi), kotoistaa fi(fi)
Greek: εντοπισμός el(el) m. (entopismós)

Japanese: 局在化 (きょくざいか, kyokuzaika), 局所化 (きょくしょか, kyokushoka), 地方化 (ちほうか, chihōka)
Norwegian: lokalisering no(no) f.
Russian: локализация ru(ru)

state of being localized

Dutch: localisatie nl(nl) f.

Norwegian: lokalisering no(no) f.
Russian: локализованность

software engineering: act or process of making a product suitable for use in a particular country or region

Greek: τοπικοποίηση el(el) f. (topikopoíisi)

Japanese: ローカライゼーション ja(ja) (rōkaraizu)
Russian: локализация

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