The localization component type describes language packs for individual software components or groups of software components. A language pack includes anything necessary to localize a software component for a specific language and/or country. This is usually translations, but may also be translated media content, currency information and other things. A localization component extends one or multiple other components and defines the languages it provides via its languages tag.
		
			Language packs can ship one or more metainfo files as /usr/share/metainfo/%{id}.metainfo.xml.
		
			Do not confuse language packs with the software collection 
<languages/> tag, used to identify bundled translations.
		
			A localization metainfo file can look like this:
		
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<component type="localization">
  <id>org.kde.l10n.de</id>
  <name>KDE German Language</name>
  <summary>German localization for the KDE desktop and apps</summary>
  <extends>org.kde.plasmashell</extends>
  <extends>org.kde.gwenview.desktop</extends>
  <extends>org.kde.dolphin.desktop</extends>
  ...
  <url type="homepage">http://i18n.kde.org/team-infos.php?teamcode=de</url>
  <metadata_license>FSFAP</metadata_license>
  <developer_name>The KDE German L10N team</developer_name>
  <languages>
    <lang>de_DE</lang>
    <lang percentage="96">de_AT</lang>
    <lang percentage="100">de</lang>
    ...
  </languages>
</component>