# L10N Glossary

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Localization

: The process of creating content in a native language, including
  translation, but also customizations like Search.

Localizability

: Enabling a piece of software to be localized. This is mostly
  externalizing English strings, and writing build support to
  pick up localized search engines etc.

L10n

: *Numeronym* for Localization, *L*, 10 chars, *n*

l10n-merge

: nick-name for the process of merging `en-US` and a particular
  localization into one joint artifact without any missing strings, and
  without technical errors, as far as possible.
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