Internationalization/locale

Definition (from wikipedia: Locale)

In computing, 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.

Format of locale on OS's (from wikipedia: Locale)

• windows (for unmanaged code): hexadecimal code consisting of a language code (lower 10 bits) and culture code (upper bits), aka Locale Identifier (LCID)
• linux, unix: defined as [language[_territory][.codeset][@modifier]]

Useful links

• info about what's contained in a locale (language codes, time format,...)
• date and time notations