Peter Constable a écrit : > A "language" is an attribute of content, and a "language" ID > is used for > declaration of that attribute. > > A "locale" is an operational mode of software processes, and > a "locale" > ID is used in APIs to set or determine that mode.
Oversimplified, I'm afraid. Consider machine translation software or computer-aided translation tools (e.g. translation memories). In these: A "language" is an operational mode of software processes, and a "language" ID is used in APIs to set or determine that mode. -- François
