different between locator vs localize

English

Etymology

locate +? -or

Noun

locator (plural locators)

1. One who, or that which, locates.

   I found the opening times for my local branch using the Web site's store locator.

2. (US) One who locates, or is entitled to locate, land or a mining claim.
3. (travel industry) The unique alphanumeric reference given to each travel booking.

Derived terms

• locator map
• locator outer marker
• Uniform Resource Locator

Anagrams

• carotol, cool art, crotalo

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /lo?ka?.tor/, [????kä?t??r]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /lo?ka.tor/, [l??k??t??r]

Noun

loc?tor m (genitive loc?t?ris); third declension

1. letter, lessor (person who lets or hires)
2. contractor

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Verb

loc?tor

1. second-person singular future passive imperative of loc?
2. third-person singular future passive imperative of loc?

References

• locator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• locator in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• locator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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