localize

v 1: identify the location or place of; "We localized the source

of the infection" [syn: {place}]

2: concentrate on a particular place or spot; "The infection

has localized in the left eye"

3: restrict something to a particular area [syn: {localise}]

4: locate; "The film is set in Africa" [syn: {set}, {place}]

locale

A geopolitical place or area, especially in the

context of configuring an {operating system} or {application

program} with its {character sets}, date and time formats,

currency formats etc.

Locales are significant for {internationalisation} and

{localisation}.

(1999-06-09)