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| Glossary |
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| .. glossary:: |
| :sorted: |
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| Localization |
| The process of creating content in a native language, including |
| translation, but also customizations like Search. |
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| Localizability |
| Enabling a piece of software to be localized. This is mostly |
| externalizing English strings, and writing build support to |
| pick up localized search engines etc. |
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| L10n |
| *Numeronym* for Localization, *L*, 10 chars, *n* |
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| L12y |
| Numeronym for Localizability |
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| l10n-merge |
| nick-name for the process of merging ``en-US`` and a particular |
| localization into one joint artifact without any missing strings, and |
| without technical errors, as far as possible. |
