different between localization vs localize

English

Alternative forms

• localisation (British)

Etymology

From localize +? -ation; compare French localisation.

Noun

localization (countable and uncountable, plural localizations)

1. The act of localizing.
2. (software engineering) The act or process of making a product suitable for use in a particular country or region.

   Coordinate terms: internationalization, i18n

3. The state of being localized.
4. (algebra) A systematic method of adding multiplicative inverses to a ring.
5. (algebra) A ring of fractions of a given ring, such that the complement of the set of allowed denominators is an ideal.

Derived terms

Related terms

• localizor
• locale
• localism
• locality
• locate

Translations

Further reading

• localization on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• language localisation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Alternative forms

• (UK) localise

Etymology

From local +? -ize. Compare French localiser.

Verb

localize (third-person singular simple present localizes, present participle localizing, simple past and past participle localized)

1. (transitive) To make local; to fix in, or assign to, a definite place.
2. (software engineering) To adapt a product for use in a particular country or region, typically by translating text into the language of that country and modifying currencies, date formats, etc.

   We need to localize our software for the Japanese market.

3. To determine where something takes place or is to be found.

Related terms

• local
• locus
• locality
• localization
• localizor
• localizer
• locate
• location
• locator

Translations

Portuguese

Verb

localize

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of localizar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of localizar
3. first-person singular imperative of localizar
4. third-person singular imperative of localizar