Internationalization (I18N)

Internationalization (I18N)

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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 German.

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 lifetime support, as well ...

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 responsible for drawing ...

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 information telling the ...