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Chapter 6. Internationalization and Localization

6.1. Introduction
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6.1.1. About Internationalization
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Internationalization is the process of designing software so that it can be adapted to different languages and regions without engineering changes.
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6.1.2. About Localization
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Localization is the process of adapting internationalized software for a specific region or language by adding locale-specific components and translations of text.
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