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100 Words Every Localization Tester Should Know

July 23, 2026

100 Words Every Localization Tester Should Know

No. Item Definition
1. abbreviation shortened form of a word
2. acronym initials pronounced as a word
3. alert urgent attention message
4. alignment text positioning in a field
5. ambiguity more than one possible meaning
6. apostrophe single curved punctuation mark
7. bidirectional containing mixed text directions
8. brand name protected product or company name
9. bug software defect
10. build compiled version of software
11. button clickable interface control
12. capitalization use of uppercase letters
13. character single text symbol
14. checkbox toggle box control
15. colon punctuation introducing information
16. comma small pause punctuation mark
17. concatenation joining strings together
18. consistency uniform wording and formatting
19. context surrounding usage information
20. dash longer punctuation line
21. date format way dates are written
22. defect fault needing correction
23. diacritic mark added to a letter
24. dialog pop-up interaction window
25. dropdown expandable options list
26. ellipsis three-dot omission mark
27. encoding character representation system
28. error problem or failure message
29. escape marking special characters safely
30. externalized moved out for translation
31. fail unsuccessful test result
32. field input area for data
33. fix correction for a problem
34. font typeface used for text
35. form set of input fields
36. gender grammatical or social sex marking
37. glossary list of approved terms
38. glyph visual form of a character
39. hardcoded fixed in code, not externalized
40. HTML web page markup language
41. hyphen short joining punctuation mark
42. idiom fixed phrase with special meaning
43. inflection word form change by grammar
44. initialism initial letters pronounced separately
45. internationalization designing for global adaptation
46. issue reported problem or task
47. JSON lightweight data format
48. key identifier for a string
49. label short identifying text
50. layout arrangement of interface elements
51. line break start of a new line
52. linguist language specialist
53. locale language and regional setting
54. localization adapting content for a market
55. LTR left-to-right text direction
56. markup tags describing text structure
57. measurement system for size or quantity
58. menu list of selectable options
59. mirroring reversing layout direction visually
60. number format way numbers are displayed
61. overflow text exceeds available space
62. patch small software update
63. period sentence-ending dot
64. placeholder token replaced at runtime
65. plural form meaning more than one
66. priority urgency level for fixing
67. prompt request for user input
68. proofreading final check for mistakes
69. pseudo-localization fake localization for testing
70. quotation marks marks enclosing quoted text
71. radio button single-choice selection control
72. register level of formality
73. regression reintroduced defect after change
74. release published software version
75. repro steps to reproduce a bug
76. reviewer person checking translated content
77. RTL right-to-left text direction
78. screenshot captured screen image
79. script writing system of a language
80. semicolon punctuation linking clauses
81. severity impact level of a bug
82. singular form meaning one
83. source original language content
84. string a unit of text
85. style guide rules for writing style
86. tab section selector in interface
87. target destination language content
88. terminology approved specialized word set
89. ticket tracked issue record
90. tooltip small hover help message
91. translation text rendered in another language
92. truncation text cut off visually
93. UI user interface
94. Unicode universal character standard
95. UTF-8 common Unicode encoding format
96. version numbered software iteration
97. warning cautionary system message
98. whitespace blank space in text
99. wrap text flowing onto next line
100. XML structured markup language
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