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{{Short description|Computer language data file}}

{{also|Resource (Java)}}

A resource bundle is a [[Java (software platform)|Java]] [[.properties]] file that contains [[Locale (computer software)|locale]]-specific data.<ref>[{{Cite web|first=John|last=O'Conner|archive-date=2007-01-03|title=Java Internationalization: Localization with ResourceBundles|url=http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/Intl/ResourceBundles/ O'Conner, B|archive-url=https://web. ''Java Internationalizationarchive.org/web/20070103035343/http: Localization with //java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/Intl/ResourceBundles'', /|access-date=2020-11-16|website=Sun Developer Network.]}}</ref> It is a way of internationalising a Java application by making the code locale-independent.

== Benefits of using resource bundles ==

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== Translating a resource bundle ==

Some [[Computer-assisted translation|CAT]] tools like [[OmegaT]], OmegaT+,<ref>[httphttps://omegatplus.sourceforge.net/ OmegaT+]</ref> [[Swordfish Translation Editor|Swordfish]] or Sun's [[Open language tools]] can specifically handle resource bundles. In addition to these, translators can use any [[text editor]] to create new resource bundles or to modify existing ones.

== Tools to create resource bundles ==