Localization

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Localization or localisation may refer to:

Biology

Engineering and technology

Adaptation to language, etc.

  • Language localization, translating a product into different languages or adapting a product to a country or region
  • Internationalization and localization, the adaptation of computer software for non-native environments, especially other nations and cultures
  • Video game localization, preparation of video games for other locales
  • Dub localization, the adaptation of a movie or television series for another audience
  • Indigenization, the process of adopting and integrating elements of a local culture, including language, customs, and names, often to better align with the local community

Mathematics

Physics

  • Anderson localization, in condensed matter physics, the absence of diffusion of waves in a disordered medium
  • Weak localization, a physical effect which occurs in disordered electronic systems at very low temperatures
  • Supersymmetric localization, a method to compute exact correlation functions of certain supersymmetric operators in supersymmetric quantum field theories

Other uses

See also