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'''Made''' or '''MADE''' may refer to:
*[[Made (Netherlands)|Made]] is a town in the [[municipality]] of [[Drimmelen]] in the [[Netherlands]].
*[[Made (Chinese)|Māde (妈的)]] is a most common Chinese vulgar curse word.
*[[van der Made]] is a Dutch name derived from the above town.
*[[MADE Clothing]]
====Language====
*Being [[made man|made]] refers to a formal induction into the [[Mafia]], or the [[status]] one achieves by virtue of this ceremony.
*Being '''made''' (or '''read''') is having one's real identity detected. This applies to [[undercover]] [[law enforcement officer]]s (by criminal targets), [[transgendered]] individuals (by a stranger), permit-holders legally possessing a concealed sidearm, or many other people in many situations.
*In the [[New York City Police Department]], to be "'''made'''" is sometimes colloquial slang used to describe a promotion from [[police officer]] to [[detective]] or the acquisition of a gold shield; usually indicative of a promotion in [[rank]] ([[sergeant]], [[lieutenant]], [[captain]], etc.) and salary.
===Multimedia===
*[[Multimedia Applications Development Environment]] (MADE), an engine developed by [[Activision]]/[[Infocom]] "to provide games of great scope, flexibility, and high production quality." It was the engine used for ''[[Return to Zork]]'' (1993).
*[[MADE (Music and Dance Education)]] Is an organisation promoting traditional music and dance in the UK.
*[[Made (TV series)]] is a program on [[MTV]] about self-improvement.
*''[http://www.wannabemade.com MTV's Made Online Community]
*[[Made (1972 film)]] starring [[Roy Harper]].
*[[Made (2001 film)]] written and directed by [[Jon Favreau]]; starring Favreau, [[Vince Vaughn]], [[Peter Falk]], and [[P. Diddy|Sean Combs]].
*[[Made (album)]] is an album by [[Scarface (rapper)]]
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