internationalization

noun
/ɪntəˌnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ləˈzeɪʃən/UK/ɪntɚˌnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ləˈzeɪʃən/US

Etymology

From international + -ization.

  1. derived from national
  2. prefixed as international — “inter + national
  3. suffixed as internationalization — “international + ization

Definitions

  1. The conversion of something in order to make it international.

    • Before the union of the Scottish Crown with that of England, it had for a brief period been united with that of France. On this occasion, a complete legal internationalization was effected.
    • I must say that the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce looks upon this step towards international coinage as part of an internationalization of the weights, measures, and coins.
  2. The act or process of making a product suitable for international markets, typically by…

    The act or process of making a product suitable for international markets, typically by making text messages easily translatable and ensuring support of non-Latin character sets, languages, and regions.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for internationalization. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA