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localizer

localizer

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A thing that finds a place or changes a program to another language
  • noun
  • /ˈloʊkəˌlaɪzər/
  • Specialized
: localizador
  • Before launching the app, the team consulted with a localizer to check the accuracy of the translations.

Examples

  • U.S. AIR 2994, TURN RIGHT, HEADING ZERO-1-ZERO TO JOIN THE LOCALIZER.

    Pushing Tin (1999)

  • These guidelines help localizers adapt software interfaces for different languages and regions.

  • What you need to be a games localizer.

    Blog text (32)

  • FOLLOW THE LOCALIZER.

    Pushing Tin (1999)

  • The game developer hired a professional localizer to ensure the dialogue was culturally appropriate for the Japanese market.

Surface Forms

localizer singular
localizers plural

Morphology

localizer = localize (transparent) = local + ize + er

Regular agentive formation from the verb 'localize' (itself 'local' + '-ize'); the meaning 'person or device that localizes' is directly derived.

Etymology

The word localizer comes from local ('place') and the ending -izer ('one who does'). So a localizer is 'one who finds or makes something fit for a place', which is why it can mean a device that finds your position or a person or software that adapts a product for a local language or area.