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title: 本地化
slug: Glossary/Localization
translation_of: Glossary/Localization
original_slug: Localization
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<p><strong>Localization</strong> (L10n) is the process of translating software user interfaces from one language to another and adapting it to suit a foreign culture. These resources are for anyone with an interest in the technical aspects involved in localization. They are for developers and all contributors.</p>
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        <h2 class="Documentation" id="Documentation">Documentation</h2>
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          <dt>
            <a href="/en-US/docs/Localization_Quick_Start_Guide" title="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Localization_Quick_Start_Guide">Localization Quick Start Guide</a></dt>
          <dd>
            First read for volunteers wanting to start localizing.</dd>
          <dt>
            <a href="/en-US/docs/XUL_Tutorial/Localization" title="en-US/docs/XUL_Tutorial/Localization">XUL Tutorial:Localization</a></dt>
          <dd>
            <a href="/en-US/docs/XUL_Tutorial" title="en-US/docs/XUL_Tutorial">XUL Tutorial</a> section on localizing XUL applications.</dd>
          <dt>
            <a href="/en-US/docs/Writing_localizable_code" title="en-US/docs/Writing_localizable_code">Writing localizable code</a></dt>
          <dd>
            Best practices and guidelines for programmers to play nicely with localization.</dd>
          <dt>
            <a class="external" href="http://wiki.babelzilla.org/index.php?title=Tutorials#How_to_localize_strings_from_the_help.html_file_of_an_extension" title="http://wiki.babelzilla.org/index.php?title=Tutorials#How_to_localize_strings_from_the_help.html_file_of_an_extension">Localizing Help files</a></dt>
          <dd>
            How to separate content from HTML to make these files more easy to localize.</dd>
          <dt>
            <a class="external" href="http://wiki.babelzilla.org/index.php?title=Tutorials#How_to_resize_a_xul_pref_dialog_according_to_every_language" title="http://wiki.babelzilla.org/index.php?title=Tutorials#How_to_resize_a_xul_pref_dialog_according_to_every_language">Custom dialog size</a></dt>
          <dd>
            How to adjust window sizes to fit specific localizations.</dd>
          <dt>
            <a href="/en-US/docs/Localizing_extension_descriptions" title="en-US/docs/Localizing_extension_descriptions">Localizing extension descriptions</a></dt>
          <dd>
            To localize the description of an extension (the string that shows up under extension's name in the Extensions window), you need to use a special preference key to override the description specified in your install.rdf file. This article contains instructions on how to modify this preference key.</dd>
          <dt>
            <a href="/en-US/docs/Frequently_Asked_Localization_Questions" title="en-US/docs/Frequently_Asked_Localization_Questions">Frequently Asked Localization Questions</a></dt>
          <dd>
            Frequently asked questions about localization.</dd>
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        <h2 class="Community" id="Community">Community</h2>
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          <li>View Mozilla forums...</li>
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        <p>{{ DiscussionList("dev-l10n", "mozilla.dev.l10n") }}</p>
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          <li><a href="/Special:Tags?tag=Localization:Tools&amp;language=en" title="Special:Tags?tag=Localization:Tools&amp;language=en">Tools</a></li>
          <li><a class="link-https" href="https://wiki.mozilla.org/L10n" title="https://wiki.mozilla.org/L10n">Community</a></li>
        </ul>
        <h2 class="Related_Topics" id="Related_Topics" name="Related_Topics">Related Topics</h2>
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          <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Extensions" title="en-US/docs/Extensions">Extensions</a>, <a href="/en-US/docs/XUL" title="en-US/docs/XUL">XUL</a></li>
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