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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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neutral culture

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

In the .NET Framework, refers to cultures identified by language only (with no associated geographic region). A neutral culture is indicated by a two-letter code, such as “de” for ...

remoting

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

In the .NET Framework, remoting allows objects to interact with one another across application domains. The framework provides a number of services, including activation and ...

logical order

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

In the same order in which it is typed. Generally refers to text that might be displayed in a different order, such as Arabic, Hebrew, or bidirectional text.

mark

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

In typography, a glyph for a character like a diacritic or tone mark that combines with other marks or characters. Marks can be spacing or nonspacing glyphs in a font.

graphics device interface (GDI)

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

In Windows, a graphics display system used by applications to display or print bitmapped text (TrueType fonts), images, and other graphic elements. The GDI, in particular, is ...

version stamp

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

In Windows, the information included in the resource file that specifies the company name, application name, copyright, version number, and language edition of a program.

mode biasing

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

Incorporation of logic that biases the method used for input (mode) toward the type of input that is expected. For example, the name field on a Contacts dialog box will have ...