localization
Americannoun
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the process of becoming or causing something to become restricted to or concentrated in a particular place.
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the act or process of adapting a product, such as a piece of software, to a particular geographical region.
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the act or process of identifying or establishing the location of something.
Vocabulary lists containing localization
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“Our efforts so far have put us on the right track, and further localization means doubling down on what we know gets results,” said Chief Executive Patrik Hofbauer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
This observation achieved the most accurate sky localization of any gravitational wave source to date.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026
The team also used the extreme localization of the narwhal-shaped wavefunctions to create a new near-field scanning optical microscopy technique called the singular optical microscope.
From Science Daily ● May 21, 2026
SMIC, China’s biggest chip foundry, reported weaker-than-expected net profit at the start of the year as it continued expanding capacity amid Beijing’s push for chip localization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
In the long run, the Localizers will turn out to be somewhat right about localization but completely wrong about phrenological organs.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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