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made. For example the word "java" might be translated
differently if the translation domain is "programming-languages"
than would be if the translation domain was "coffee". A
- translation domain is represnted by a collection of ``.mo`` files
+ translation domain is represented by a collection of ``.mo`` files
within one or more :term:`translation directory` directories.
+ Translation Context
+ A string representing the "context" in which a translation was
+ made within a given :term:`translation domain`. See the gettext
+ documentation, `11.2.5 Using contexts for solving ambiguities
+ <https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/gettext.html#Contexts>`_
+ for more information.
+
Translator
A callable which receives a :term:`translation string` and returns a
translated Unicode object for the purposes of internationalization. A