<s>
In	O
Microsoft	O
terminology	O
,	O
a	O
Language	B-Application
Interface	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
(	O
LIP	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
skin	B-Application
for	O
localizing	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
in	O
languages	O
such	O
as	O
Lithuanian	O
,	O
Serbian	O
,	O
Hindi	O
,	O
Marathi	O
,	O
Kannada	O
,	O
Tamil	O
,	O
and	O
Thai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
Multilingual	O
User	B-Application
Interface	I-Application
(	O
MUI	O
)	O
"	O
technology	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
LIP	O
also	O
requires	O
the	O
software	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
base	O
installed	O
language	O
and	O
provides	O
users	O
with	O
an	O
approximately	O
80	O
percent	O
localized	O
user	O
experience	O
by	O
translating	O
a	O
reduced	O
set	O
of	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
MUI	O
packs	O
which	O
are	O
available	O
only	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
volume	O
license	O
customers	O
and	O
for	O
specific	O
SKUs	O
of	O
Windows	O
Vista	O
,	O
a	O
Language	B-Application
Interface	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
is	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
installed	O
on	O
a	O
licensed	O
copy	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
or	O
Office	B-Application
and	O
a	O
fixed	O
"	O
base	O
language	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Typically	O
,	O
a	O
Language	B-Application
Interface	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
is	O
designed	O
for	O
regional	O
markets	O
that	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
full	O
MUI	O
packs	O
or	O
fully	O
localized	O
versions	O
of	O
a	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
new	O
Language	B-Application
Interface	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
is	O
built	O
using	O
the	O
glossary	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
Community	O
Glossary	O
Project	O
in	O
cooperation	O
with	O
the	O
local	O
government	O
,	O
academia	O
,	O
and	O
local	O
linguistic	O
experts	O
.	O
</s>
