Word
locale
Phoneticslo·cale
US/ɫoʊˈkæɫ/
UK/ləʊkˈɑːl/
Definition
n. a specific place or location, especially one that is important for a particular activity or event. In computing, it refers to a setting that controls how your system handles things like dates, money, and text.
n. a specific location or environment, particularly one relevant to a particular activity or technical configuration. In a technical context, it refers to a set of parameters that defines the language and cultural conventions for a software application.
Examples
“The software automatically adjusts to your locale settings.”
“The developer had to configure the application for multiple locales to support international customers.”
“By selecting the appropriate locale, the system ensures that numerical values are formatted according to local conventions, such as using commas for thousands separators in some European countries.”
Examples
simple
“The software automatically adjusts to your locale settings.”
contextual
“The developer had to configure the application for multiple locales to support international customers.”
complex
“By selecting the appropriate locale, the system ensures that numerical values are formatted according to local conventions, such as using commas for thousands separators in some European countries.”
Real-World Examples
“Like their previous shows it works on several levels, capturing a specific locale and era while remaining timeless and giving a state of the union address that is bang up to date.” “Portugal, Andalusia, Brittany, England, Denmark and Ireland were all suggested as locales where the practice developed independently based on the timing of the sites' construction.” Etymology
From French local (adj), nominal use of the adjective.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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englishreference.com/q/locale