localization

The act of making a product suitable for a culture foreign to its native region. For example, translating and recasting the voices of characters in an anime to English. This can also include some other modifications, such as changing a play on words or a common idiom native to the original region that wouldn't make sense in a foreign language, or even censorship of certain images and actions like removing a cigar from a character or replacing piles of bones with loaves of bread.

The Japanese and Korean localization of League of Legends excluded Graves' cigar because depictions of smoking would bump the rating of the game to 17+, making it inconsistent with the American version's rating.

The American English localization of the hit new game "Britain's Bikini Battlers" removed the "u" from color, flavor, behavior, harbor, honor, humor, labor, neighbor, rumor, splendor, favor, endeavor, clamor, glamor, valor, vapor... well, you get the picture. Also, they replaced the word "arse" with "ass" and got rid of the joke about Tories running through wheat fields.

by ThisisJacksonMissi February 22, 2020

localization

One of the dirtiest words in the weeaboo lexicon, although not specifically limited to such a community. Every time it shows up (or is believed to show up), expect a lot of bickering. Something that has gone hand-to-hand with censorship as time goes on. One of those things bound to turn self-proclaimed levelheads into leveled heads.

In all seriousness though, localization involves changing things for games, anime, or manga to make it more suitable for a target region, especially in regards to cultural norms. Things like idioms, wordplays, region-specific jokes, and other visual modifications are modified for the target audience. It's one of those things you gotta be real careful with.

The act of localization, especially amongst weebs, is heavily contested if not outright reviled, in comparison to a more literal translation (expect arguments such as creator's intent and the like to show up all the time). When it comes to translations or localizations, either by fans or an official team, anything goes. Just because it's done by a fan or a group of fans doesn't mean it's better and just because it's done by a localization team doesn't make it inferior and vice-versa.

"Localization!? In my gacha game!? This is a sacrilege to the creator's intentions! The localizers absolutely butchered and mangled the game's script. Literally unplayable!"

by lmai2 May 31, 2024

localization files

The useless shit that Valve pumps out for TF2 (present day)

"oh! new TF2 update! aw shit, MORE localization files"

by mogguz June 2, 2021

Object Localization

Object Localization is the concept of an object escaping hyperspace to become physicalized. This phenomenon occurs when an entity/object's death boolean is set to 1 or true. It can also occur if an entity/object brute-forces outside of hyperspace and converts into an electron on exit.

Alexandra: Right... So what the fuck just happened?
Bob: It's simple, the chair entered the null class of trans-hyperspacial leveling and experienced object localization.
Alexandra: That doesn't answer my question.

by olek0 January 25, 2023

Marijuana Legalization

The essential struggle for millions of today's people. There are pros and cons to legalizing marijuana, but when weighed against each other the legal marijuana always wins. One of the biggest benefits, in my opinion, is the fact that people will not have to buy weed from gangs, and terrorists. Plus the fact that we as a country (which is a term forgotten these days) will make billions every year in taxes and commerce. This is a time where all current methods of making money are exhausted and only those who can look at the big picture and make decisions will survive. The biggest disadvantage that I can think of is that the population as a whole will probably become even more obese. That's a matter of personal responsibility( another term people forgot)

Me: Dude, did you hear? Marijuana Legalization finally went through!

Some Guy: *Head-a-Splode*

by whats popping? May 4, 2010

glocalization

Describes the notion that technological advances (telephony, internet, air travel, etc.) have effectively decreased perceived distance between people such that one's social network can be global and feel local.

I thought when my sister moved to the East coast for college that we'd lose contact, but since we IM every day and talk on the cell phone, it's like she still lives in the house.

That's glocalization, dude!

by Matthew Lake April 22, 2006

lookalization

It's the look on your face when you are looking at something and you realize what you are looking at.

I was startled when I saw the strange weird women walking down the street but at the point of lookalization I realized who she was.

by L Softy April 7, 2009