Localization

Localization or localisation may refer to:

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 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

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

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

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

Localization Era, (1900-1300 BCE) the fourth and final period of the Indus Valley Tradition
The opposite to economic globalisation
Glocalization, the adaptation of international products around the particularities of a local culture