Internationalization is the process of planning, designing and implementing a “culturally and technically” neutral product, which can easily be localized for various cultures.
Internationalization needs to be addressed in the earliest product planning stages.
i18n stands for the word “Internationalization” The number 18, represents the number of letters found between the “i” and the “n” in the word “Internationalization”.
Localization (l10n)
Localization involves taking a product and making it linguistically and culturally appropriate to the target locale (country/region and language) where it will be used and sold.
It is the adaptation of a system for a particular locale.
This includes localizing
- Measurements (inches to centimeters),
- Degrees (Fahrenheit to Celsius),
- Currencies (US dollar to Indian Rupees),
- Date formats (mm/dd/yyyy to dd/mm/yyyy),
- Regional spelling (color to colour),
- Number format (comma or period to separate thousands)
Globalization (g11n)
Globalization addresses the business issues associated with taking a product global.
In the globalization of high-tech products this involves integrating localization throughout a company, after proper internationalization and product design, as well as marketing, sales, and support in the world market.
Globalization in the broadest sense encompasses both internationalization and localization, as well as putting into place the requisite materials, financial, and personnel resources in a global market to support your product or service on a local level.
so, g11n = i18n + l10n, :)
Reference :
http://teck.in/internationalization-localization.html
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