localization

American  

[loh-kuhl-ahyz-ay-shuhn] / ˌloʊ kəlˌaɪzˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the process of becoming or causing something to become restricted to or concentrated in a particular place.

2. the act or process of adapting a product, such as a piece of software, to a particular geographical region.

3. the act or process of identifying or establishing the location of something.

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Example Sentences

It expects to drive Waygate’s margins through strategic actions, manufacturing optimization, China localization, and revenue synergies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

It’s consolidating around a new retail logic—one that rewards efficiency, localization, and disciplined brand management over pure prestige.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

"The problem of intelligence is not one of functional localization," said Barbey, who also directs the Notre Dame Human Neuroimaging Center and the Decision Neuroscience Laboratory.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

China’s chip-equipment localization rate could rise to 18% this year and reach 28% in 2027, Daiwa estimates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

With the localization of the inflammation in the outer walls of the bronchi and blood-vessels a thickening of the external sheath results, called a peri-bronchitis, arteritis, or phlebitis, as the case may be.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various