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Localization

The process of adapting a product and/or content (including text and non-text elements) to meet the language, cultural, and political expectations and/or requirements of a specific local market (locale).

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the person checking and revising the translated content

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Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N); Localization (L10N); Terminology management

The correction of errors in a translated text. A reading a proof copy of a text in order to detect and correct any errors.

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