Localization or localisation may refer to:
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 Neurologic localization, in neurology, the process of deducing the location of injury based on symptoms and neurological examination 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 Sound localization, a listener's ability to identify the location or origin of a detected sound Subcellular localization, organization of cellular components into different regions of a cell
Engineering and technology GSM localization, determining the location of an active cell phone or wireless transceiver Robot localization, figuring out robot's position in an environment Indoor positioning system, a network of devices used to locate objects or people inside a building Navigation, determining one's position accurately on the surface of Earth Radiolocation, finding the location of something via radio waves Satellite navigation, a positioning and navigation technique aided by satellites
Adaptation to language, etc. Language localisation, the process of adapting a product into different languages and adapting that translation to a country, region and/or jurisdiction Internationalization and localization, the adaptation of computer software for non-native environments, especially other nations and cultures Video game localization, preparation of video games for other locales Dub localization, the adaptation of a movie or television series for another audience Subtitle localization Indigenization, the process of adopting and integrating elements of a local culture, including language, customs, and names, often to better align with the local community
Mathematics Localization of a category, adding to a category inverse morphisms for some collection of morphisms, constraining them to become isomorphisms Localization of a ring and a module, in abstract algebra, a formal way to introduce the "denominators" to a given ring or a module 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
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 Supersymmetric localization, a method to compute exact correlation functions of certain supersymmetric operators in supersymmetric quantum field theories
Other uses Localization Era (1900-1300 BCE), the fourth and final period of the Indus Valley Tradition The opposite of economic globalisation Internationalization and localization, the adaptation of products for international use by conforming them to the conventions of each target locale, including language and culture.
See also Local theory, a physical theory that obeys the principle of locality Local (disambiguation) Local group (disambiguation) Localism (disambiguation) Locality (disambiguation) Locus (disambiguation) Type locality (disambiguation) Locale (computer software)