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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content recycling

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

Reusing content in localization. Content recycling saves time and money because the content is researched, presented, edited, reviewed, and translated only once.

complex scripts

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

Scripts that require special handling when it comes to shaping and laying out characters in software applications. This special handling is closely related to linguistic ...

user-defined character

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

See End-User Defined Character (EUDC).

network news transfer protocol (NNTP)

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

The Internet protocol that governs the transmission of newsgroups.

Japanese Emperor Era

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

The Japanese calendar that works exactly like the Gregorian calendar, except that the year and era are different. The Japanese calendar recognizes one era for every emperor’s ...