Internationalization (I18N)

Internationalization (I18N)

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Keyboard layout

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A standard arrangement of characters on a keyboard that defines which keys produce particular characters or scan codes.

Determined string

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A string that has been converted from a phonetic representation into ideographs.

Date picture string/time picture string

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A string used to represent a date or time format—for example, "dd MMMM, yyyy".

Win32s API

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

A subset of the Win32 API that makes it possible to create a single binary that runs on all 32-bit versions of the Windows platform, including Windows 3.1/95/98/Me.

Localization kit

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A subset of tools, source files, and binary files that can be used to create a localised edition of a program. Generally given to translators or third-party contractors.

Text object model (TOM) interfaces

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

A substantial set of text-manipulation interfaces. Text solutions such as Microsoft Word and rich edit controls support the TOM feature set. Since rich edit controls ship with Windows operating ...

A synchronisation object that ensures only one thread at a time can access a shared resource. A thread must have ownership of the mutex before it can access the resource. The thread becomes blocked ...