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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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diacritic
Software; Internationalization (I18N)
A character that is attached to or overlays a preceding base character. For example, a mark placed over, under, or through a Latin-based character—such as “~”—to indicate a change ...
left-to-right (LTR) text
Software; Internationalization (I18N)
Text that flows from left to right. There are two primary kinds of text: left-to-right text such as in English and Latin languages, and right-to-left (RTL) text such as in Arabic ...
AltGr
Software; Internationalization (I18N)
The Alt key on the right on some non-U.S. Windows keyboard layouts. The AltGr key is equivalent to the Ctrl+Alt key combination and is used to create an alternative shift state ...
levels of localization
Software; Internationalization (I18N)
The amount of translation and customization necessary to create different language editions. The levels, which are determined by balancing risk and return, range from translating ...
wchar t
Software; Internationalization (I18N)
The ANSI C–defined wide-character type, usually either 16 or 32 bits. ANSI rules say that wchar_t should be at least as wide as the char data type, and that the wide-character ...
private-use zone
Software; Internationalization (I18N)
The area in Unicode repertoire from U+E000 through U+F8FF, U+F0000 through U+FFFFD, and U+100000 through U+10FFFD that is set aside for vendor-specific or user-designed ...
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- Localization (L10N) (2253)
- Machine translation (52)
- Terminology management (3456)
- Translation (9347)
- Translation memory (122)
- Unit (6)