Technical Communication Quarterly Oct 2006

The Triumph of Users: Achieving Cultural Usability Goals With User Localization

Huatong Sun
Journal
Technical Communication Quarterly
Published
2006-10-01
DOI
10.1207/s15427625tcq1504_3
Topics
technical communication

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