Description
Pseudolocalization1 is a software testing method for testing internationalization. Instead of translating the text of the software into a foreign language, the textual elements of an application are replaced with an altered version of the original language.
These problems can be solved with pseudolocalization, a software testing method used for testing internationalization. In this method, instead of translating the text of the software into a foreign language, the textual elements of an application are replaced with an altered version of the original language.
For example, Account Settings
is translated as
[!!! Àççôûñţ Šéţţîñĝš !!!]
. First, the original text is expanded in
length with characters like [!!! !!!]
to test the application when
using languages more verbose than the original one. This solves the
first problem.
In addition, the original characters are replaced by similar but accented characters. This makes the text highly readable, while allowing to test the application with all kinds of accented and special characters. This solves the second problem.