locale

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  1. noun A place, especially with reference to a particular event: the locale of a crime.
  2. noun The scene or setting, as of a novel.

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  • And I'm not talking about stuff that was now finally deprecated like dircache, sv or god knows what is in the stdlib nobody knows about or locale which is not process-safe and so useless that the Babel guys see no way except reimplementing everything from it as separate new library. —  Planet Python
  • Ironically the people living in the suburbs who claim their locale is a "village" probably couldn't hack living in a real one. —  Engadget
  • If you have already translated the installer and updater strings for your locale, there is nothing special for you to do here - you can relax and enjoy the results (which would be that the installer and updater will magically show up correct on all Windows configurations)! —  Planet Mozilla
  • The use of the locale is amusing, but the twist in the middle (two characters who should not be collaborating have to) is even better. —  The House Next Door
  • Indeed, our locale should be a requirement in our handles. gumby —  WFMU's recent playlists
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. From French local, local, locale, from Old French; see local.

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  1. from French local, a locality: see local. The spelling is false, apparently in simulation of morale.
 

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/loʊˈkæl/
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