localize

Verb

1. To make local; to fix in, or assign to, a definite place.
   • The intent of the aphorism "think globally, act locally" was to spur action by localizing the challenge.
   • Out of her early struggles well inspired To localize heroic acts - 1837, William Wordsworth, Memorials of a Tour in Italy, Musings near Aquapendente:
2. To adapt (a product or service) for use in a particular country or region, typically by translating text into the language of that country and modifying currencies, date formats, etc.
   • We need to localize our software for the Japanese market.

   Coordinate Terms: globalize internationalize regionalize

3. To adapt translated text to fit a local culture; to domesticate.
   • the ethical dilemma faced when to localize is to self-censor
4. To be located in or confined to; to fix upon or sequester in a locality.
   • After a brief systemic phase defeated by the immune system, the infection localized to certain areas where it went dormant.
5. To determine where something takes place or is to be found.
   • After exploratory surgery, the extent of the problem was localized to the left lower quadrant.

   Synonyms: locate

6. To produce (from a ring and an ideal in that ring) the ring of fractions, where the set of allowed denominators is the compliment of the given ideal.