i18n
n.— «My team has recently been given the task of implementing internationalization (i18n) in our MySQL databases (PHP-interfaced).» —“How Are You Accomplishing Your i18n?” by cobrabyte Slashdot June 23, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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