Localization adapts a message, product, or interface to the linguistic, cultural, and other requirements of a particular locale. It can include formats, currencies, images, and legal requirements. Internationalization prepares a design for adaptation; localization carries out the adaptation for a particular setting.
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Key concept
Key concepts are the working vocabulary of the field: the terms that the models and tools rely on and that a decision about communication has to use precisely. Each entry defines the term and sends you to the brief or the self-guided audit where it is put to work.