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Etymology
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
English internationalization
From international + -ization.
Pronunciation
Noun
internationalization (countable and uncountable, plural internationalizations)
- The conversion of something in order to make it international.
- Antonym: de-internationalization
1860, The North British Review[1], volume 33:Before the union of the Scottish Crown with that of England, it had for a brief period been united with that of France. On this occasion, a complete legal internationalization was effected.
1869, Reports from Commissioners[2], volume 27:I must say that the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce looks upon this step towards international coinage as part of an internationalization of the weights, measures, and coins.
- (software engineering) The act or process of making a product suitable for international markets, typically by making text messages easily translatable and ensuring support of non-Latin character sets, languages, and regions.
Derived terms
Translations
conversion of something to make it international
software: act of making something suitable for international markets
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