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person's name

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person's name has localization issues
Family name comes first in some cultures, last in others and is non-existent in others
In some cultures a person's legal name differs from their commonly-used name
Salutations such as Mr. and Dr. can vary widely. In some cultures it is expected that people will have multiple salutations, all used at once
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is a subtopic of 7.5 - Usability Principles
is a kind of locale-dependent feature
is a kind of name

person's name	has localization issues Family name comes first in some cultures, last in others and is non-existent in others In some cultures a person's legal name differs from their commonly-used name Salutations such as Mr. and Dr. can vary widely. In some cultures it is expected that people will have multiple salutations, all used at once
	is a subtopic of 7.5 - Usability Principles
	is a kind of locale-dependent feature
	is a kind of name