Internationalization (I18N)

Internationalization (I18N)

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localizable resource

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

Any element of a program’s UI that requires translation or modification for different languages. These elements are either UI resources or resources that need to be modified for the adaptation of a ...

input method

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

Any method used to enter text. These methods include different keyboard layouts and IMEs, as well as newer input services such as voice-recognition engines or handwriting-recognition engines.

font

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

Any of numerous sets of graphical representations of characters that can be installed on a computer, printer, or another graphic output device.

group policy

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

Centralized policy-based administration that enables an administrator to control or specify registry-based policy settings, security settings, software installation, scripts to run at computer ...

kashida

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

Character added to justify lines and paragraphs in Arabic. (“Kashida” means “stretch” in Arabic.)

Korean KSC

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

Character encoding established by the Korean Industrial Standards Association. Now known as “KSX.”

combined characters or ligatures

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

Characters that join into one character when placed together. One example is the “ae” combination in English; it is sometimes represented by a single character. Arabic is a script that has many ...