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localization.

The act of localizing.

12 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌləʊkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/UK/ˌloʊkəlɪˈzeɪʃən/US
  1. The act of localizing.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The act of localizing. The switch of positions in power from the colonizing population to the local population.

    Hong-Kong · countable · specifically · uncountable
  3. The act, process, or result of making a product suitable for use in a particular country or region.

    countable · uncountable
  4. The act, process, or result of adapting translated text to fit a local culture; domestication.

    countable · uncountable
  5. The state of being localized.

    countable · uncountable
  6. A systematic method of adding multiplicative inverses to a ring.

    countable · uncountable
  7. A ring of fractions of a given ring, such that the complement of the set of allowed denominators is an ideal.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From localize + -ation; compare French localisation.

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