Localization

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Localization or localisation may refer to:

Contents

• 1 Mathematics
• 2 Language
• 3 Engineering
• 4 Physics
• 5 Biology
• 6 Other
• 7 See also

Mathematics

• Localization (algebra), a formal way to introduce the "denominators" to a given ring or a module
• Localization of a category, adding to a category inverse morphisms for some collection of morphisms, constraining them to become isomorphisms
• Localization of a module, a construction to introduce denominators in a module M for a ring R
• Localization of a ring, in abstract algebra, a systematic method of adding multiplicative inverses to a ring
• Localization of a topological space, the localization of topological spaces at primes
• Localization theorem, theorem to infer the nullity of a function given only information about its continuity and the value of its integral

Language

• Language localization, the process of translating a product into different languages or adapting a product for a specific country or region
• Internationalization and localization, the adaptation of computer software for non-native environments, especially other nations and cultures
• Game localization, refers to the preparation of video games for other locales
• Dub localization, the adaptation of a movie or television series for another audience

Engineering

• GSM localization, a technique for determining the location of an active cell phone or wireless transceiver
• Robot localization, figuring out robot's position in an environment
• Sound localization, a listener's ability to identify the location or origin of a detected sound
• Indoor positioning system, a network of devices used to wirelessly locate objects or people inside a building
• Navigation, a technique for determining one's position accurately on the surface of earth
• Radiolocation, possibly passive process of finding the location of something through the use of radio waves
• Satellite navigation, a positioning and navigation technique aided by satellites

Physics

• Anderson localization, in condensed matter physics, the absence of diffusion of waves in a disordered medium
• Weak localization, a physical effect which occurs in disordered electronic systems at very low temperatures

Biology

• Localization of function, locating psychological functions in the brain or nervous system; see Linguistic intelligence
• Localization of sensation, ability to tell what part of the body is affected by touch or other sensation; see Allochiria
• Nuclear localization signal, an amino acid sequence on the surface of a protein which acts like a 'tag' to localize the protein in the cell
• Subcellular localization, the organization of cellular components into different regions of the cell
• Neurologic localization, in neurology, the process of deducing the location of injury based on symptoms and neurologic examination

Other

• Localization Era, (1900-1300 BCE) the fourth and final period of the Indus Valley Tradition
• The opposite to economic globalisation

See also

• Local (disambiguation)