localization

English

Alternative forms

localisation (UK)

Etymology

From localize +‎ -ation; compare French localisation.

Noun

localization (countable and uncountable, plural localizations)

The act of localizing.
1. (software engineering) The act or process of making a product suitable for use in a particular country or region.
The state of being localized.
(algebra) A systematic method of adding multiplicative inverses to a ring.

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Translations

act of localizing

Cebuano: lokalisasyon
Chinese:
Mandarin: 本地化 (zh) (běndìhuà), 地方化 (dìfānghuà)
Dutch: lokalisatie (nl) f
Finnish: lokalisoida (fi), kotoistaa (fi)
French: localisation (fr) f
Georgian: ლოკალიზაცია (loḳalizacia), გაქართულება (gakartuleba) (specifically meaning localization to Georgian only)
German: Lokalisieren n, Lokalisierung f
Greek: εντοπισμός (el) m (entopismós) (entopismós)
Indonesian: pelokalan, lokalisasi (id)

Italian: localizzazione (it)
Japanese: 局在化 (きょくざいか, kyokuzaika), 局所化 (きょくしょか, kyokushoka), 地方化 (ちほうか, chihōka)
Norman: localisâtion f
Norwegian: lokalisering f
Portuguese: localização (pt) f
Romanian: localizare (ro)
Russian: локализа́ция (ru) f (lokalizácija)
Spanish: localización (es)
Turkish: lokalizasyon (tr), yerini saptama, yerini tayin etme

software engineering: act or process of making a product suitable for use in a particular country or region

Cebuano: lokalisasyon
Chinese:
Mandarin: 本地化 (zh) (běndìhuà)
Dutch: ^{(please verify)} landelijke aanpassing
French: localisation (fr) f (Anglicism)
Georgian: ლოკალიზაცია (loḳalizacia), გაქართულება (gakartuleba) (specifically meaning localization to Georgian only)
German: Lokalisierung f
Greek: τοπικοποίηση f (topikopoíisi) (topikopoíisi)

Japanese: ローカライゼーション (rōkaraizēshon)
Norman: localisâtion f
Portuguese: localização (pt) f
Russian: локализа́ция (ru) f (lokalizácija)
Spanish: localización (es)
Swedish: språkanpassning c, översättning (sv) c (applicable to translation)
Turkish: sınırlama (tr), yerelleştirme (tr)

state of being localized

Cebuano: lokalisasyon
Chinese:
Mandarin: 本地化 (zh) (běndìhuà)
Dutch: lokalisatie (nl) f
French: localisation (fr) f
Georgian: ლოკალიზებულობა (loḳalizebuloba)

Italian: localizzazione (it)
Norwegian: lokalisering f
Portuguese: localização (pt) f
Russian: локализо́ванность f (lokalizóvannostʹ)
Spanish: localización (es)

systematic method of adding multiplicative inverses to a ring

Cebuano: lokalisasyon

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Italian: ^{(please verify)} localizzazione (it)
Korean: ^{(please verify)} 지방화 (rookaraizeeshon)
Latin: ^{(please verify)} localizatio

Spanish: ^{(please verify)} localización (es)
Turkish: ^{(please verify)} Bölge