localises

Determines exact location

Localises is the British spelling of localizes.

To localise is to confine something to a particular place or area: The infection remained localised.

It also means to identify where something is: We've localised the source of the signal.

In technology, to localise software is to adapt it for a specific region or language.

geolocation

geofencing

GPS-defined virtual perimeter

  • GPSSatellite-based location technology
  • coordinatesLocation-specifying number pairs
  • latitudeGeographic or personal freedom

longitude · geolocation · geotagging · mapping · proximity · pinpoint · triangulate · check-in · positioning

adaptation

regionalize

Divide into areas

adapt · modify · translate · adjust · acclimate · convert · transform · shape · orient · align

Opposites
spatial concentration

localisesdisperses

Spreads widely apart

spreads · scatters · globalises · diffuses · distributes

specificity of identification

localisesobscures

Makes difficult to perceive

confuses · generalises · loses · misplaces · muddles

Family

localise, localised, localisation, localising

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