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| - | + | Localization (L10N) is the process of customizing or translating the separated data and resources needed for a specific language-locale pair. | |
| + | When thinking of localization, most people think of translation, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Localization is the culmination of many other activities: Unicode, Project management, Globalization, Internationalization, Vendor management, L10n engineering, Translation memory, Content management, ROI, Machine translation, QA, L10n tools, and Architecture. | ||
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| + | ==Mapping Development to L10N Milestones== | ||
| + | [[Image:Localization diagram.jpg|thumb|center|500px|Mapping development]] | ||
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| + | ==More information== | ||
| + | For more localization references, see [[:Category:Localization]] | ||
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| + | For up-to-date proceedings and time-sensitive information, see [[Localization team]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Localization]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Internationalization]] | ||
Localization (L10N) is the process of customizing or translating the separated data and resources needed for a specific language-locale pair. When thinking of localization, most people think of translation, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Localization is the culmination of many other activities: Unicode, Project management, Globalization, Internationalization, Vendor management, L10n engineering, Translation memory, Content management, ROI, Machine translation, QA, L10n tools, and Architecture.
For more localization references, see Category:Localization
For up-to-date proceedings and time-sensitive information, see Localization team