lokalisasi

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch lokalisatie. By surface analysis, lokal +‎ -isasi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lo.ka.liˈsa.si/
• Rhymes: -si
• Hyphenation: lo‧ka‧li‧sa‧si

Noun

lokalisasi (uncountable)

1. localization
   1. the act of localizing
   2. (software engineering) the act, process, or result of making a product suitable for use in a particular country or region
   3. (translation studies, chiefly software, marketing) the act, process, or result of adapting translated text to fit a local culture; domestication
   4. the state of being localized

Verb

lokalisasi (active melokalisasi, passive dilokalisasi, perfective passive terlokalisasi)

1. (transitive) to localize

   Synonyms: lokalisasikan, lokalkan, (nonstandard) lokalisir

   1. to make local; to fix in, or assign to, a definite place
   2. (software engineering, marketing, transitive) to adapt (a product or service) for use in a particular country or region, typically by translating text into the language of that country and modifying currencies, date formats, etc
   3. (translation studies, chiefly software) to adapt translated text to fit a local culture; to domesticate
   4. to determine where something takes place or is to be found

Derived terms

• lokalisasikan
• terlokalisasi
• terlokalisasikan

 

Further reading

• “lokalisasi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.