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Localization (L10N)

Of or relating to the process of translating a product into different languages or adapting a product for a specific country or region.

Contributors in Localization (L10N)

Localization (L10N)

Localization service provider (LSP)

Translation & localization; Localization (L10N)

A company that provides translation, localization and testing services.

Project manager

Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)

(1) In a translation company, this is the person responsible for total translation project management. (2) In international companies, this title is sometimes given to the person who supervises ...

Localization

Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)

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 ...

Screenshot

Translation & localization; Localization (L10N)

An image of the display on a computer screen to demonstrate the operation of a program.

Globality

Translation & localization; Localization (L10N)

A hypothetical condition in which the process of globalisation is complete or nearly so, barriers have fallen, and "a new global reality" is emerging.

XML localization interchange file format (XLIFF)

Translation & localization; Localization (L10N)

An open standard for exchanging multilingual data between different language processing systems.

сoncatenation

Translation & localization; Localization (L10N)

A frequently used method to avoid programming repetitive messages and to save valuable disc space.

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