The language into which a product is localized.
You cannot talk about translation, which is at the core of the localization process, without defining the target language(s) because this will guide the decision of which audience you intend to reach.
The original language that content is created in and from which translation takes place.
The source language carries the original meaning and intent of a communication, as created by the content author, that is then conveyed in the process of translation.
Someone who has naturally used a language from an early age as a primary means of concept formation and communication rather than acquiring the language later in life.
Being a native speaker implies a high level of fluency in a specific language, and native speakers are often chosen to translate texts into that language based on this assumption.
The use of more than one language in communication.
Without multilingualism, there would no localization. In a world where products and services are sold globally, companies must translate and adapt their messages in a way that is locally understood if they want to succeed in the global market.