The word locale in the Java platform refers to an instance of a
class that identifies a particular combination of language and region. If
a Java class varies its behavior according to locale, it is said to
be locale-sensitive.
provides some support for locales for databases and for other components, such
as the tools and the installer.
also provides a
feature to support databases in many different languages, a feature which is
independent of a particular locale. When you create or upgrade a database, you
can use the territory=ll_CC attribute to associate a non-default locale
with the database. For information on how to use the territory=ll_CC
attribute, see the .