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Internationalization (I18N)
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Internationalization (I18N)
Double-byte character set (DBCS)
Software; Internationalization (I18N)
A character encoding in which the code points can be either 1 or 2 bytes. Used, for example, to encode Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages. See Multibyte character set (MBCS), and CJK/CJKV.
Uniscribe
Software; Internationalization (I18N)
The shaping and layout engine for complex scripts used by the latest versions of Windows, Office, and Internet Explorer. See Complex scripts, Contextual analysis, and Rendering.
Multibyte character set (MBCS)
Software; Internationalization (I18N)
A character encoding in which the code points can be either 1, 2, or more bytes. See Double-byte character set (DBCS) and CJK/CJKV.
Morpheme
Software; Internationalization (I18N)
The smallest meaningful unit of a word. The word “dog” is one morpheme. The word “dogs” is two morphemes: “dog” + the plural marker “s.” Many ideographs are based on morphemes.
Beta testing
Software; Internationalization (I18N)
Distributing pre-release software to future users and potential customers in order to get feedback and bug reports.
Alphabet
Software; Internationalization (I18N)
Elements of a writing system composed of a collection of letters that have a one-to-one relationship with a sound.
Microsoft Layer for Unicode (MSLU)
Software; Internationalization (I18N)
Enables Unicode applications to run on code page–based versions of Windows (Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me).
