internationalization
English
Alternative forms
- internationalisation
- i18n
Etymology
international + -ization
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪntəˌnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ləˈzeɪʃən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪntɚˌnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ləˈzeɪʃən/
- Hyphenation: in‧ter‧na‧tion‧al‧iz‧a‧tion
Noun
internationalization (countable and uncountable, plural internationalizations)
- The conversion of something in order to make it international.
- 1860, The North British Review, volume 33:
- Before the union of the Scottish Crown with that of England, it had for a brief period been united with that of France. On this occasion, a complete legal internationalization was effected.
- 1869, Reports from Commissioners, volume 27:
- I must say that the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce looks upon this step towards international coinage as part of an internationalization of the weights, measures, and coins.
- Antonym: de-internationalization
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- (software engineering) The act or process of making a product suitable for international markets, typically by making text messages easily translatable and ensuring support of non-Latin character sets, languages, and regions.
Translations
conversion of something to make it international
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software: act of making something suitable for international markets
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See also
- globalization
- localization
References
- internationalization on Wikipedia.Wikipedia