Made

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Made or MADE may refer to:

• Made is a town in the municipality of Drimmelen in the Netherlands.
• 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

[edit] Language

• Being 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 officers (by criminal targets), transgendered individuals (by a stranger) 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.

[edit] 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.
• 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 Sean Combs.
• Made (album) is an album by Scarface (rapper)