realisation

n 1: coming to understand something by thinking about it; "a

growing realization of the risk involved"; "a sudden

consciousness of the problem he faced" [syn: {realization},

{recognition}]

2: making real or giving the appearance of reality [syn: {realization},

{actualization}, {actualisation}]

3: something that is realized; "the victory was the realization

of a whole year's work" [syn: {realization}, {fruition}]

localisation

(l10n) Adapting a product to meet the language,

cultural and other requirements of a specific target market

"{locale}".

Localisation includes the translation of the {user interface},

{on-line help} and {documentation}, and ensuring the images

and concepts are culturally appropriate and sensitive. There

may be subtle cross-cultural considerations, e.g. do the icons

make sense in other parts of the world?

{Internationalisation} is the process that occurs during

application development that makes localisation easier by

separating the details that differ between locales from the

rest of the program that stays the same. If

internationalisation is thorough, localisation will require no

programming.

The abbreviation l10n means "L - 10 letters - N".

(1999-06-09)