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Internationalization (I18N)
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Internationalization (I18N)
globalization (g11n)
Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)
The Localization Industry Standards Association (LISA) defines globalization as: "Globalization addresses the business issues associated with taking a product global. In the globalization of ...
internationalization (i18n)
Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)
Internationalization is a process which generalizes a software product (or website) so that redesign will not be necessary to enable it to handle multiple languages and cultural conventions. ...
style guide
Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)
A set of standards for the writing and design of documents, either for general use or for a specific publication, organization or field. The implementation of a style guide provides uniformity in ...
character set
Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)
the set of characters that are used by a language or by a group of languages. A character set includes national characters, special characters (such as punctuation marks and mathematical symbols), ...
character shape
Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)
The visual representation of a graphic character.
word count
Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)
The number of words in the source text. Translations pricing is usually calculated on the number of words to be translated.
language service provider (LSP)
Translation & localization; Internationalization (I18N)
A company that provides language services through in-house and/or freelance translators and interpreters.
