LOCALIZATION

localization, localisation, location, locating, fix

(noun) a determination of the place where something is; “he got a good fix on the target”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

localization (countable and uncountable, plural localizations)

The act of localizing.

The state of being localized.

(algebra) A systematic method of adding multiplicative inverses to a ring.

(algebra) A ring of fractions of a given ring, such that the complement of the set of allowed denominators is an ideal.

Source: Wiktionary


Lo`cal*i*za"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. localisation.]

Definition: Act of localizing, or state of being localized. Cerebral localization (Physiol.), the localization of the control of special functions, as of sight or of the various movements of the body, in special regions of the brain.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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