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2Internationalization
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5Internationalization (`"i18n"`) is a domain of computer science focused on making
6software accessible across languages, regions and cultures.
7A combination of those is called a `locale`.
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9On the most abstract level, Gecko internationalization is a set of algorithms,
10data structures and APIs that aim to enable Gecko to work with all human scripts and
11languages, both as a UI toolkit and as a web engine.
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13In order to achieve that, i18n has to hook into many components such as layout, gfx, dom,
14widget, build, front-end, JS engine and accessibility.
15It also has to be available across programming languages and frameworks used in the
16platform and front-end.
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18Below is a list of articles that introduce the concepts necessary to understand and
19use Mozilla's I18n APIs.
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21.. toctree::
22   :maxdepth: 1
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24   locale
25   dataintl
26   icu
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