Globalization vs. Localization — What's the Difference?

Globalization, or globalisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is the process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments worldwide. Globalization has accelerated since the 18th century due to advances in transportation and communication technology.

To make local

To make global or worldwide in scope or application.

To confine or restrict to a particular locality

Alternative spelling of globalisation

To attribute to a particular locality

Growth to a global or worldwide scale;

To become local, especially to become fixed in one area or part.

The act of localizing.

(software engineering) The act, process, or result of making a product suitable for use in a particular country or region.

The act, process, or result of adapting translated text to fit a local culture; domestication.

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.

Act of localizing, or state of being localized.

A determination of the location of something;

(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body