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localisation — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • locale noun The particular place where something happens or is set.
  • localization noun The act of localizing.
  • location noun A particular place or position.
  • situation noun The set of circumstances or facts affecting something at a particular time.

Senses

localisation is used for these senses in English:

  • locale (computing) The set of settings related to the language and region in which a computer program executes. Examples are language, currency and time formats, character encoding etc.
  • location A particular point or place in physical space.
  • situation Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances.

localization — full definition

  1. noun The act of localizing.
  2. noun The switch of positions in power from the colonizing population to the local population.
  3. noun The act, process, or result of making a product suitable for use in a particular country or region.
  4. noun The act, process, or result of adapting translated text to fit a local culture; domestication.

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