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Specifically, what is i18n.tr short for?

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The i18n portion is the component name, and the tr() function is the function to translate a string, in the Ubuntu SDK, with QML.

This method of translation support uses gettext, and not the built-in localization features of Qt/QML, which are not compatible with gettext.

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  • what is the significance of "i + 18 + n"?
    – Anon
    Apr 15, 2014 at 3:23
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    The terms are frequently abbreviated to the numeronyms i18n (where 18 stands for the number of letters between the first i and last n in internationalization, a usage coined at DEC in the 1970s or 80s) See Wikipedia Apr 15, 2014 at 7:08

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