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pluralization

pluralization

7.2
Choosing and using the correct plural forms for words in different languages in apps and websites
  • noun
  • /ˌplʊrəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : pluralización
  • Before release, test every UI string to ensure pluralization works correctly across languages.

Examples

  • The library simplifies pluralization by providing language-specific message formats for numbers and counts.

  • The localization team updated the app's pluralization rules for Russian and Arabic before release.

  • The pluralization rules vary between languages.

  • Understanding pluralization is essential for software developers.

  • The localization team updated the app's pluralization rules for Russian and Arabic before release.

  • Before release, test every UI string to ensure pluralization works correctly across languages.

  • The library simplifies pluralization by providing language-specific message formats for numbers and counts.

Surface Forms

pluralization singular
pluralizations plural

Morphology

pluralization = pluralize (transparent) = plural + ize + ation

The software/localization sense names the same process (selecting/applying plural forms) and is directly derived from 'plural' through 'pluralize'.

Etymology

Pluralization has the same parts: plural from plus 'more' and -ization 'process', so in software it means the system or rules for choosing the right form when a number is more than one. That's why developers use pluralization to make messages show the correct word for different counts.