{"id":51,"date":"2004-03-16T23:30:00","date_gmt":"2004-03-16T23:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sumankumar.com\/blog\/?p=51"},"modified":"2004-03-16T23:30:00","modified_gmt":"2004-03-16T23:30:00","slug":"localization-and-internationalization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sumankumar.com\/blog\/2004\/03\/localization-and-internationalization\/","title":{"rendered":"Localization and Internationalization"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Localization and Internationalization<\/h3>\n<p><b>Internationalization:<\/b> Writing in a neutral, simple language so that the document can be translated to other languages without much trouble. There are standards for it like the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartny.com\/simplifiedenglish.htm\">The European Association of Aerospace Industries (AECMA) Simplified English<\/a>. The AECMA Simplified English (SE)  dictionary is defined in the AECMA standard PSC-85-16598 developed by  the aerospace industry.<\/p>\n<p><b>Localization:<\/b> The actual process of translation. <\/p>\n<p>At least, that&#8217;s what I have understood.<\/p>\n<p>Now you know why you have to keep it simple when you write that manual, don&#8217;t you?<\/p>\n<p>Important note: Robohelp gives a lot of trouble in translations. That&#8217;s what I have heard at least. <\/p>\n<p>write to me: Suman@sumankumar.com<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">\n<map name=\"google_ad_map_061219083748040316233000\">\n<area shape=\"rect\" href=\"http:\/\/imageads.googleadservices.com\/pagead\/imgclick\/061219083748040316233000?pos=0\" coords=\"1,2,367,28\"\/>\n<area shape=\"rect\" href=\"http:\/\/services.google.com\/feedback\/abg\" coords=\"384,10,453,23\"\/><\/map>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" usemap=\"#google_ad_map_061219083748040316233000\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/imageads.googleadservices.com\/pagead\/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&amp;client=ca-pub-1259014363012020&amp;channel=9138153052&amp;output=png&amp;cuid=061219083748040316233000&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Ftw-india.blogspot.com%2F2004%2F03%2Flocalization-and-internationalization.html\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Localization and Internationalization Internationalization: Writing in a neutral, simple language so that the document can be translated to other languages without much trouble. 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