n. The set of settings related to the language and region in which a computer program executes. Examples are language, paper format, currency and time formats, character encoding etc.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A place, spot, or location.
n. A principle, practice, form of speech, or other thing of local use, or limited to a locality.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A place, spot, or locality; specifically, a site or scene, considered with reference to circumstances connected with it.
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n. the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
Word Usage
"The locale is not so much the important thing; the ground support infrastructure, the capability, the techniques, the incredible behind-the-scenes team can not just simply be re-invented overnight in a few years."