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for localization
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Localization \Lo`cal*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. localisation.]
Act of localizing, or state of being localized.
[1913 Webster]
Cerebral localization (Physiol.), the localization of the
control of special functions, as of sight or of the
various movements of the body, in special regions of the
brain.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
localization
n 1: a determination of the place where something is; "he got a
good fix on the target" [syn: localization,
localisation, location, locating, fix]
2: (physiology) the principle that specific functions have
relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or
organ of the body [syn: localization of function,
localisation of function, localization principle,
localisation principle, localization, localisation]
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