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Gettext

In computing, gettext is an internationalization and localization (i18n and l10n) system commonly used for writing multilingual programs on Unix-like computer operating systems. One of the main benefits of gettext is that it separates programming from translating. The most commonly used implementation of gettext is GNU gettext, released by the GNU…

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Operation

StringAliasedPOSIXAmigaOSMicrosoft Windows
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History

Sun MicrosystemsC librariesGlibcAustin GroupGlobal variable
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C#ASP.NETWPFPerlPHP
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Slovene languageUnicode consortium
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Developer
various
License
Various free software licenses
Operating system
Cross-platform
Original author
Sun Microsystems
Release
1990; 36 years ago (1990)
Repository
various based on OpenSolaris and GNU gettext

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Gettext

Nodes48
Edges47
Triples62
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.041667
Components1

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Gettext

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related to history · 19
Gettext → As, August, Austin Group, C-language, Concerns, GNU, Initially, Most, POSIX, Sun Microsystems, The, The GNU Project, The Unix, They, Translate Toolkit, Two, Uniforum, X/Open, XPG-3
related to Implementations · 17
Gettext → API, ASP, Cocoa, GNU, In, LocalizedStringsKit, NET, Node, Objective-C, Perl, PHP, POLocalizedString, Python, Scala, Swift, The Microsoft Outlook, WPF
related to Programming · 8
Gettext → AmigaOSGetString, English, ID, Microsoft WindowsLoadString, POSIXcatgets, The, This, To
related to Plural form · 7
Gettext → As, C-style, Consider, PO, Slovene, Suppose, Thengettext
Developer · 1
Gettext → various
License · 1
Gettext → Various free software licenses
Operating system · 1
Gettext → Cross-platform
Original author · 1
Gettext → Sun Microsystems
Release · 1
Gettext → 1990; 36 years ago (1990)
Repository · 1
Gettext → various based on OpenSolaris and GNU gettext

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gnu used string also language file use po programming system one strings commonly plural posix like systems implementation support object

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GettextDevelopervarious1.00infobox
GettextLicenseVarious free software licenses1.00infobox
GettextOperating systemCross-platform1.00infobox
GettextOriginal authorSun Microsystems1.00infobox
GettextRelease1990; 36 years ago (1990)1.00infobox
GettextRepositoryvarious based on OpenSolaris and GNU gettext1.00infobox
GettextStable release1.0 / 28 January 2026; 6 months ago (28 January 2026)1.00infobox
GettextTypeInternationalization and localization1.00infobox
GettextWebsitewww.gnu.org/software/gettext/1.00infobox
Gettextis ainternationalization and localization0.90text
Gettextrelated to External linksOfficial GNU0.60section
Gettextrelated to historyInitially0.60section

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