Internationalization (I18N)

Internationalization (I18N)

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Internationalization (I18N)

determined string

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

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

date picture string/time picture string

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

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

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

A subset of tools, source files, and binary files that can be used to create a localized 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 synchronization 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 ...

smart tags

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

A technology introduced in Office XP that provide users with the ability to associate text and data with actions. Smart tags can provide actions for names, dates, times, telephone numbers, addresses, ...