localization

Noun

Synonyms: localisation location locating fix localization of function localisation of function localization principle localisation principle

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

a determination of the place where something is“he got a good fix on the target”Synonyms: localisation location locating fix
(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the bodySynonyms: localization of function localisation of function localization principle localisation principle localisation

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Localization \Lo`cal*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. localisation.] Act of localizing, or state of being localized. [1913 Webster]

Cerebral localization (Physiol.), the localization of the control of special functions, as of sight or of the various movements of the body, in special regions of the brain. [1913 Webster]