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Sci-Tech Dictionary: localization
(′lō·kə·lə′zā·shən)

(computer science) Imposing some physical order upon a set of objects, so that a given object has a greater probability of being in some particular regions of space than in others.


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Customizing software and documentation for a particular country. It includes the translation of menus and messages into the native spoken language as well as changes in the user interface to accommodate different alphabets and culture. See internationalization and l10n.

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A direct, exact site or restriction to a limited area, such as localization of abscess.

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Localization or localisation may refer to:

  • Language localization, the process of translating a product into different languages or adapting a language for a specific country or region
  • Internationalization and localization, the adaptation of computer software for non-native environments, especially other nations and cultures
  • Dub localization, the adaptation of a movie or television series for another audience

Physics

  • Locating, for the general process of determining a location, refer to this term.

Special topics are described as follows:

  • GSM localization, a technique for determining the location of a user of a cell phone or wireless transceiver
  • Robot localization, figuring out robot's position in an environment
  • Sound localization, a listener's ability to identify the location or origin of a detected sound or the methods in acoustical engineering to simulate the placement of an auditory cue in a virtual 3D space
  • Anderson localization of orbitals in solids due to static disorder
  • Weak localization a physical effect, which occurs in disordered electronic systems at very low temperatures

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