localizing
Narrowing down location
Localizing is the process of adapting something for a specific location or region.
Software companies localize products by translating text and adjusting cultural references for different markets: The game took months to localize for Japanese audiences.
In medicine, localizing means identifying the precise site of something: The scan helped in localizing the tumor.
More generally, to localize is to confine something to a particular area: They succeeded in localizing the outbreak.
Digital position identification
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- coordinatesLocation-specifying number pairs
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
- geofencingGPS-defined virtual perimeter
proximity · area-specific · landmarks · territorial · zoning · geotargeting · place-based · site-specific
Converting between languages
- interpretingExtracting meaning from something
- dubbingPost-production sound replacement
- subtitlingAdding translated screen text
- transcreationCulturally adaptive translation process
glossary · terminology · bilingual · multilingual · linguistic · idiomatic · colloquial · vernacular
Custom clothing adjustment
- adjustingAltering to correct
- modifyingChanging partially
- customizingAltering to individual preference
- fittingSuitable or proper
configuring · tweaking · optimizing · refining · altering · personalizing · calibrating · tuning
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- idiomsFixed figurative expressions
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
taboos · symbolism · imagery · gestures · humor · references · holidays · honorifics
Medium of exchange
- right-to-leftReading toward the margin
- stringsThin flexible lines
- fontsCharacter set designs
- placeholdersTemporary substitutes for content
geolocation
Digital position identification
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- coordinatesLocation-specifying number pairs
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
geofencing · proximity · area-specific · landmarks · territorial · zoning · geotargeting · place-based · site-specific · geotagging
translating
Converting between languages
- interpretingExtracting meaning from something
- dubbingPost-production sound replacement
- subtitlingAdding translated screen text
transcreation · glossary · terminology · bilingual · multilingual · linguistic · idiomatic · colloquial · vernacular · phrasing
tailoring
Custom clothing adjustment
- adjustingAltering to correct
- modifyingChanging partially
- customizingAltering to individual preference
fitting · configuring · tweaking · optimizing · refining · altering · personalizing · calibrating · tuning · accommodating
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- idiomsFixed figurative expressions
etiquette · taboos · symbolism · imagery · gestures · humor · references · holidays · honorifics · appropriateness
currency
Medium of exchange
- right-to-leftReading toward the margin
- stringsThin flexible lines
- fontsCharacter set designs
- global businessmultinational corporations, multinationals, multinational, foreign markets, international trade
localizinggeneralizing
Inferring broadly from particulars
globalizing · universalizing · broadening · expanding · spreading
localizinggeneralizing
Inferring broadly from particulars
abstracting · universalizing · decontextualizing · extrapolating · dispersing
localizingglobalizing
Making worldwide in scope
internationalizing · standardizing · homogenizing · universalizing · centralizing
local, location, locale, relocate, allocate, locomotion, localized, localize, dislocate