In computing, a locale is a set of parameters that defines the user's language, country and any special variant preferences that the user wants to see in their user interface. Usually a locale identifier consists of at least a language identifier and a region identifier.
Quelle: Wikipedia
Eine Locale ist ein Einstellungssatz, der die Gebietsschemaparameter für Computerprogramme enthält.
Quelle: Wikipedia
From a geographic perspective, a locale is a place. From a software perspective, a locale is an ID used to select information associated with a language and/or a place.
- the name and identifier of the spoken language
- sorting and collating requirements
- currency usage
- numeric display preferences
Quelle: ICU User Guide