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.

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Eine Locale ist ein Einstellungssatz, der die Gebietsschemaparameter für Computerprogramme enthält.

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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