A script that i18n-ifies a word.

gistfile1.txt

const word = process.argv[2];

// Shorten (s5n) the word like internationalization becomes i18n
const s5n = (word) =>
    word.length <= 2 ? word : [
        word.at(0),
        word.length - 2,
        word.at(-1),
    ].join("");

console.log(s5n(word));