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Translation & localization

1) The converting of one language into another for the purpose of facilitating understanding and 2)The process of adapting a language for a specific country or region, or translation of a product into another language so it is marketable in a specific country or region

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Translation & localization > Internationalization (I18N)

user assistance (UA)

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

Refers to any form of documentation (including printed documents, online documents, and Help files) that corresponds to a particular product.

specialized word break and justification

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

Refers to scripts, such as Thai, that have complex rules for dividing words between lines or justifying text on a line.

bidirectional (BiDi) rendering

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

Refers to the script’s ability to handle text that reads both left to right and right to left. For example, in the bidirectional rendering of Arabic, the default reading direction ...

positional forms

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

Refers to the shape of a character that varies with the character’s position in a word. For example, the Arabic character “ha” can take any of four shapes, depending on whether ...

client coordinates

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

Relative coordinates of a window or client area as specified by the system or applications. Client coordinates ensure that an application can use consistent coordinate values ...

web parts

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

Reusable components that contain Web-based content, such as XML code, HTML pages, or script. Web Parts support a set of standard properties that determine how the Web Parts are ...

Windows Forms controls

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

Reusable components that encapsulate UI functionality and are used in client-side Windows applications. Not only do Windows Forms provide many ready-to-use controls, they also ...