Title: Localization
Author: Samuel Sidler
Published: October 23, 2014
Last modified: December 13, 2019

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# Localization

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## What is localization?

Localization describes the subsequent process of translating an internationalized
theme. Localization is abbreviated as `l10n` (because there are 10 letters between
the l and the n.)

Please refer to the [Localization](https://developer.wordpress.org/apis/handbook/internationalization/localization/)
page on the [Common APIs handbook](https://developer.wordpress.org/apis/) to learn
how to Localize your theme.

First published

October 23, 2014

Last updated

December 13, 2019

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