Language Interface Pack 2125934 202761593 2008-04-02T08:48:26Z EpicDream86 5988530 /* External links */ -ko (not same subject, about korean localization) In ''Microsoft'' terminology, a '''Language Interface Pack (LIP)''' is a localized [[Skin (computing)|skin]] for localizing software in emerging or minority language markets, such as Catalan, Lithuanian, [[Hindi]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and Thai. Based on [[Multilingual User Interface|MUI]] technology, a LIP also requires the software to have a base installed language and provides users with an approximately 80 percent localized user experience by translating a reduced set of user [[User interface|interface]] elements. Unlike MUI packs which are available only to Microsoft volume license customers and for select [[Stock keeping unit|SKUs]] of Windows Vista, a Language Interface Pack is available freely and can be installed on a licensed copy of [[Microsoft Windows]] or [[Microsoft Office|Office]] and a fixed base language. Typically, a Language Interface Pack is designed for regional markets that do not have full MUI packs or fully localized versions of a product. It is an intermediate localized solution that enables computer users to adapt their software to display many commonly used features in their native language. Each new Language Interface Pack is built using the glossary created by the ''Community Glossary Project'' in cooperation with the local government, academia and local linguistic experts. ==External links== *[http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0db2e8f9-79c4-4625-a07a-0cc1b341be7c&DisplayLang=en Microsoft Download Windows XP Language Interface Pack (LIP)] {{Microsoft APIs}} [[Category:Computer languages]] [[hi:लैंग्वेज इंटरफेस पैक]] [[sv:Language Interface Pack]] [[ta:மொழி இடைமுகப் பொதி]]