Localization can 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 localization, where the messages which a program presents to a user need to be translated into various languages.
- In economics, localization is a way to adapt products for non-native environments.
- In telecommunications, localization is a technique for determining the ___location of a user of a GSM cell phone.
- In mathematics, localization is a certain technique in abstract algebra; see also localization of a module, localization of a category.
- In acoustics, sound localization describes how our ears find the direction of a sound source.
- In web design, localization refers to the adaptation of language, content and design to reflect local cultural sensitivities.
- In condensed matter physics, localization is the spatial confinement of particles in a structure.
The word "Localization" is occasionally abbreviated as "l10n" (the number ten between the letters l and n) because there are ten letters between its first and the last letters.
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See also: Globalization