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gmfawcett on Nov 26, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: I am no longer able to use Google with Lynx

I'm pretty sure that "i18n" and "l10n" are about fifteen years old -- not exactly a trend any more (at least, not a new one).

gojomo on Nov 26, 2019 [–]

They're a bit older than that – this credible report suggests 'i18n' was in use at DEC in 1985, with appearances in public online discussions by 1989, and in books by the early 1990s:

http://www.i18nguy.com/origini18n.html

gmfawcett on Nov 26, 2019 | [–]

Amazing. I wouldn't have guessed it was that far back.

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