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Internationalization and Localization
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   "Internationalization" means writing (or modifying) a program once,
in such a way that it can use multiple languages without requiring
further source code changes.  "Localization" means providing the data
necessary for an internationalized program to work in a particular
language.  Most typically, these terms refer to features such as the
language used for printing error messages, the language used to read
responses, and information related to how numerical and monetary values
are printed and read.