1. A localization platform embodied in a computer readable storage medium operably coupled to an operating system, the localization platform being configured to provide localization data for a plurality of applications, the localization platform comprising: a plurality of localization components providing localized data that is localized to one or more distinct markets, wherein the plurality of localization components comprise a plurality of reusable localization components having localized data that is reusable across multiple applications; an ontology store storing ontology information; and a translation matching component configured to receive a localization request and input data from an authoring component utilized by an application developer to develop a plurality of resources associated with an application, the input data comprising the plurality of resources associated with the application; wherein the translation matching component accesses the plurality of localization components and the ontology store to disambiguate data associated with a particular resource to be localized based on the localization request, and wherein the translation matching component selects and outputs localized data from one or more of the plurality of localization components based on predetermined criteria and the disambiguated data; and wherein the translation matching component receives the plurality of resources from the authoring component during authoring of the application and the localization platform is configured to provide feedback to the application developer that includes an indication of a recycle rate of the plurality of resources, the recycle rate being indicative of information in the plurality of reusable localization components from previous localization operations for other applications.
1. A localization platform embodied in a computer readable storage medium operably coupled to an operating system, the localization platform being configured to provide localization data for a plurality of applications, the localization platform comprising: a plurality of localization components providing localized data that is localized to one or more distinct markets, wherein the plurality of localization components comprise a plurality of reusable localization components having localized data that is reusable across multiple applications; an ontology store storing ontology information; and a translation matching component configured to receive a localization request and input data from an authoring component utilized by an application developer to develop a plurality of resources associated with an application, the input data comprising the plurality of resources associated with the application; wherein the translation matching component accesses the plurality of localization components and the ontology store to disambiguate data associated with a particular resource to be localized based on the localization request, and wherein the translation matching component selects and outputs localized data from one or more of the plurality of localization components based on predetermined criteria and the disambiguated data; and wherein the translation matching component receives the plurality of resources from the authoring component during authoring of the application and the localization platform is configured to provide feedback to the application developer that includes an indication of a recycle rate of the plurality of resources, the recycle rate being indicative of information in the plurality of reusable localization components from previous localization operations for other applications. 3. The localization platform of claim 1 wherein the localization components provide confidence scores associated with localized data, given the input data and wherein the translation matching component is configured to select the localized data based on the confidence scores, the selection involving an evaluation of a relative magnitude of a confidence score associated with a first item of localized data as compared to a confidence score associated with a second item of localized data.