Translation & localization

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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device driver kit (DDK)

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

A set of tools and libraries for creating Windows-based software to run hardware devices such as printers, along with documentation.

syllabary

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

A set of written characters in which each character represents a syllable (for example, a consonant sound followed by a vowel sound). Examples of syllabaries include Japanese ...

anti-aliasing

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

A software technique for smoothing the jagged appearance of curved or diagonal lines caused by poor resolution on a display screen.

gregorian calendar

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

A solar-based dating system used as the default calendar of countries in the Western hemisphere and also used widely in other parts of the world.

end-user defined character (EUDC)

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

A special character, such as a rare ideograph, that the user creates with a EUDC editor and assigns to a code point within a reserved range.

component object model (COM)

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

A specification that Microsoft developed for building software components that can be assembled into programs or that add functionality to existing programs running on Microsoft ...