Friday, March 13, 2009

What is the difference between Internationalization and

Question :What is the difference between Internationalization and
Localization? (General)

Answer :Internationalization (i18n) is the up front work of building a system in
such a way that it can be adapted to multiple
locales. Internationalization involves writing and designing an application
so that it can be used with different
languages, date, time, currency and other values without software
modification.
Localization (l10n) is the process of actually adapting internationalized
software to the needs of users in a particular
geographical or cultural area. Localization involves writing and designing
an application capable of dealing with a
specific region, country or language.

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