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'''Localization, l10n''' iscan mean any of the following:

*Generally, ''localization'' is the determination of the locality (position) of an object .

*Often, ''localization'' is the adaption of an object to a locality. An example is in [[software engineering]], where the messages which a program presents to a user need to be translated into various languages.

*In [[economics]], [[Internationalization and localization|localization]] is a way to adapt products for non-native environments.

*In [[telecommunications]], [[GSM localization|localization]] is a technique for determining the ___location of a user of a GSM [[cell phone]].

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*In [[acoustics]], sound localization describes how our ears find the direction of a [[sound|sound source]].

*In [[web design]], localization refers to the adaptation of language, content and design to reflect local cultural sensitivities.

The word "Localization" is often abbreviated as "l10n" (the number ten between the letters ''l'' and ''n'') because there are ten letters between its first and the last letters.

See also: [[Glocalization]]