different between localize vs localized

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

English

Adjective

localized (comparative more localized, superlative most localized)

1. Limited to a particular area; in a local vicinity only.

   It's a localized phenomenon: it only happens around non-sceptics.

2. Having undergone localization.

   a localized computer program

Alternative forms

• localised

Verb

localized

1. simple past tense and past participle of localize