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Program Names

Your language team needs to decide if you are going to translate program names. There are a few approaches you can follow to make untranslated program names accesible to non-English speakers.

Simple Policy

Need a simple policy on program names?

Do not translate program names

Pros and Cons of Translating Program Names

Pros The program is shown is a script/pronunciation that the user understands
Cons A user will not find the translated program anywhere on the system. Ie they will not be able to run the program using its translated name

Some tips