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I18N: Use _x() to disambiguate 'Library' for translators#11404

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Summary

The string "Library" was used in two unrelated contexts without translator context:

  • As the Media Library submenu item in the admin menu
  • As the installed fonts tab label in the Font Library page

In languages like German, these concepts use different words (Mediathek vs. Bibliothek), making a single translation impossible without disambiguation.

Changes

  • wp-admin/menu.php: Changed __( 'Library' ) to _x( 'Library', 'Media Library menu item' ) for the Media submenu entry.
  • wp-includes/build/routes/font-list/content.js and content.min.js: Changed __("Library") to _x("Library", "Font library") for the installed-fonts tab title, aligning it with the already-correct _x() usage in the Font Library modal.

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No functional change in English. Translators can now provide distinct translations for each context via _x().


Trac ticket: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/64982


This Pull Request is for code review only. Please keep all other discussion in the Trac ticket. Do not merge this Pull Request. See GitHub Pull Requests for Code Review in the Core Handbook for more details.

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