资料来源 : WordNet®

internationalisation
     n : the act of bringing something under international control
         [syn: {internationalization}]

资料来源 : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

internationalisation
     
         (i18n, globalisation, enabling, software
        enabling) The process and philosophy of making software
        portable to other {locales}.
     
        For successful {localisation}, products must be technically
        and culturally neutral.  Effective internationalisation
        reduces the time and resources required for localisation,
        improving time-to-market abroad and allowing {simultaneous
        shipment}.  In orther words, internationalisation abstracts
        out local details, localisation specifies those details for a
        particular locale.
     
        Technically this may include allowing {double-byte character
        sets} such as {unicode} or Japanese, local numbering, date and
        currency formats, and other local format conventions.
     
        It also includes the separation of {user interface} text
        e.g. in {dialog boxes} and {menus}.  All the text used by an
        application may be kept in a separate file or directory, so
        that it can be translated all at once.  User interfaces may
        require more screen space for text in other languages.
     
        The simplest form of internationalisation may be to make use
        of {operating system} calls that format time, date and
        currency values according to the operating system's
        configuration.
     
        The abbreviation i18n means "I - eighteen letters - N".
     
        (1999-06-28)