Concepts
Internationalization is the practice of generically enabling software to adhere to a geographical, linguistic, and cultural context defined by the runtime environment. The term internationalization is sometimes abbreviated “i18n” because 18 letters are elided from the word between the letters 'i' and 'n'.
Locales and Localization
A locale represents a particular geographical, linguistic, and cultural context. It describes a context in which an internationalized application runs. The term localization refers to the practice of enabling an application to work in a specific locale context. The word localization is sometimes abbreviated to “l10n” because 10 characters are elided between the letters 'l' and 'n'. A developer localizes an application ...
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