Internationalization (I18N)

Internationalization (I18N)

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Dead key

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

A key that does not produce a character by itself, such as the accent key on the international keyboard. However, when the user types in a character after pressing the accent key, an accented ...

Shortcut key

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

A keyboard combination that activates a programme command directly, as an alternative to activating the command through the programme menus.

Pilot language

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

A language that is localised before other languages; this language is used to define the localization process and to test for localizability issues. See localizability, localization.

A linguistic rule, measurement, educational guideline, or technology-related convention as defined by a government or by the International organisation for Standardization. Examples include character ...

Scan code

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

The value sent from the keyboard to the keyboard driver that represents which key was pressed.

Localizable resource

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

Any element of a program’s UI that requires translation or modification for different languages. These elements are either UI resources or resources that need to be modified for the adaptation of a ...

Input method

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

Any method used to enter text. These methods include different keyboard layouts and IMEs, as well as newer input services such as voice-recognition engines or handwriting-recognition engines.