Region

A region can be either:

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• an administrative subdivision of a country
• a sometimes vaguely-defined geographical area of a country or continent

It is important to realize that regions are found in the minds of humans and so regions can be of any size and that each region is unique in its own way.

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The term also has a more specific use in relation to DVDs; see also regional lockout.

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For the place-name Region in the works of JRR Tolkien, see Region (Middle-earth).

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Region: Administrative regions ►



 

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Regional lockout: Regional lockout is the programming practice, code, chip, or physical barrier used to prevent the playing of media designed for a device from the country where it is marketed on the version of the same device marketed in another country. It is a form of vendor lock-in....

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Region related Images and Photos (experimental)

A Peaceful Region	Alnitak Region in Orion (Flame Nebula NGC2024 Horsehead Nebula IC434)	Hammock Taquira Boyaca Region Colombia South America	Volcanoes in the Region of Turbaco
New York City and Region Map	Beach Sandwood Bay Highland Region Scotland UK Europe	Window Detail Bardejov Saris Region East Slovakia	Beauchaille Etive Glencoe (Glen Coe) Highlands Region Scotland UK Europe
Wind Generators in Eifel Region Mountains Near Hallschlag Germany December 29 2006	Vineyard in the Chianti Classico Region North of Siena Tuscany Italy Europe	Lithuanian Peasants from the Vilnius Region c.1830-40	Tobacco Crop Nicotiana Tabacum Bluegrass Region of Central Kentucky USA