To adapt a product for use in a particular country or region, typically by translating text into the language of that country or region and, if necessary, ensuring support of different character sets
We need to localize our software for the Japanese market.
{f} confine to a particular place; collect in particular place; (Genetics) identify the location of; determine the specific location of a gene within a DNA strand (also localize)
If you localize something, you limit the size of the area that it affects and prevent it from spreading. Few officers thought that a German-Czech war could be localized. = limit
To adapt an application to work under various local conditionsespecially to have it use a language selected by the user Localization entails freeing application code from language-specific and culture-specific references and making it able to import localized resources (such as character strings, images, and sounds) For example, an application localized in Spanish would display Salir in the application menu In Italian, it would be Esci, in German Verlassen, and in English Quit
lo·cal·ize localizes localizing localized in BRIT, also use localise1. If you localize something, you identify precisely where it is. Examine the painful area carefully in an effort to localize the most tender point. = identify
{f} confine to a particular place; collect in particular place; (Genetics) identify the location of; determine the specific location of a gene within a DNA strand (also localise)
To adapt an application to work under various local conditions-especially to have it use a language selected by the user Localization entails freeing application code from language-specific and culture-specific references and making it able to import localized resources (such as character strings, images, and sounds) For example, an application localized in Spanish would display "Salir" in the application menu In Italian, it would be "Esci," in German "Verlassen," and in English "Quit "