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What is Internationalization?
Answer:
► Developing a (software) product in such a way that it will be easy to adapt it to other markets (languages and cultures)
► Goal: eliminate the need to reprogram or recompile the original program
► Carried out by SW-Development in conjunction with Localization
► Handing foreign text and data within a program
► Sorting, importing and exporting text and data, correct handing of currency and data and time formats, string parsing, upper and lower case handling.
► Separating strings from the source code, and making sure that the foreign language string have enough space in your user interface to be displayed correctly
Internationalization
The aspect of development and testing relating to handling foreign text and data within a program. This would include sorting, importing and exporting text and data, correct handling of currency and date and time formats, string parsing, upper and lower case handling, and so forth. It also includes the task of separating strings (or user interface text) from the source code, and making sure that the foreign language strings have enough space in your user interface to be displayed correctly. You could think of internationalization as pertaining ot the underlying functionality and workings of your program.
► Goal: eliminate the need to reprogram or recompile the original program
► Carried out by SW-Development in conjunction with Localization
► Handing foreign text and data within a program
► Sorting, importing and exporting text and data, correct handing of currency and data and time formats, string parsing, upper and lower case handling.
► Separating strings from the source code, and making sure that the foreign language string have enough space in your user interface to be displayed correctly
Internationalization
The aspect of development and testing relating to handling foreign text and data within a program. This would include sorting, importing and exporting text and data, correct handling of currency and date and time formats, string parsing, upper and lower case handling, and so forth. It also includes the task of separating strings (or user interface text) from the source code, and making sure that the foreign language strings have enough space in your user interface to be displayed correctly. You could think of internationalization as pertaining ot the underlying functionality and workings of your program.
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