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*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 engineeringlocalization]], 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]].