WEB Translation / Localization / Internationalization / Globalization

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I) WEB TRANSLATION

• Adapting any text of a web site which viewers see via a browser into a given target language.

II) WEB LOCALIZATION

• Adapting the target text to the constraints of the site - may it be a given style, or template - without altering the value of the message. This includes text being directly transferred to the source code, and evaluating the result in terms of user experience engineering.
• Adapting a web site to the requirements of a specific target language without lessening the site's quality of functionality nor style.
• In practical terms, web localization is a blend of both of the above, where WEB TRANSLATION is a core component of
  WEB LOCALIZATION

III) INTERNATIONALIZATION

• Streamlining the organization and process of international localizations for a given website.
• Organize a web site around a standard which allows for easy localization for any intended target language.
• In practical terms, web internationalization is a blend of both of the above, where WEB LOCALIZATION is a core component of INTERNATIONALIZATION

IV) GLOBALIZATION

• A wrapper for points one to three

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