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localization

localization

3 4.1
Changing a product so it fits the language and ways of people in a country
  • noun
  • /ˌloʊkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : localización
  • Ever since the original PSO on the Dreamcast, the English localizations have lagged behind the Japanese releases.
  • globalization and localization
  • localization program

What's the value of of positing that you have particular changes that are specifically Creole, like the localization?

Examples

  • Of course, many people will attend Localization World for the networking opportunities, which can prove invaluable.

    Blog text (22)

  • The big story for our Klocwork Insight 9.6 release was localization for our Japanese market.

    Blog text (24)

  • Is there still a chance of it getting the same kind of localization as Corpse Party did?

    Blog text (27)

  • Many businesses have recognized the importance of issues such as localization and international SEO.

    Blog text (16)

  • I really hope it sells well enough to warrant their localization of the second game.

    Blog text (27)

  • The Macau government has paid only lip service to the localization campaign.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Food citizenship involves the practice of food-system localization, as well as the embodiment of values of caring for the community and the environment.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The company's success in foreign markets depends heavily on effective localization of its software to meet local regulations.

  • Good localization ensures that advertisements resonate with cultural norms and values of the target audience.

  • The film's localization included not just subtitles, but also cultural references relevant to the country of release.

Antonyms

standardization
9 4.8

Making things follow the same rules so they match

Compounds

localization principle
  • Specialized
8.1

The idea that different brain parts do different jobs, like language or movement

localization of function
  • Specialized
6.6

Certain parts of the brain or body do specific jobs

How Localized

anglicisation
  • UK
7.9
localization
  • Specialized
3 4.1
translation
179 2.5

Surface Forms

localization singular
localizations plural
localisations plural
localisation singular

Morphology

localization = localize (semi-transparent) = local + ize + ation

The formation from 'local' is clear, but the commercial/technical sense of adapting products for a locale is a specialized industry meaning.

Etymology

The word localization comes from the Latin locus meaning 'place' and literally means making something fit a place. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine changing an app so it 'feels at home' in another country, which is exactly what localization does.