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{{anchor|Static|Dynamic|Compile-time|Load-time|Run-Time|Virtual|Page boundary|Paragraph boundary|Segment|Offset|Line}}'''Relocation''' is the process of assigning load addresses for position-dependent code and data of a program and adjusting the code and data to reflect the assigned addresses.<ref name="Intel_iRMX"/><ref name="Levine_1999_CH1_CH3"/> Prior to the advent of multiprocess systems, and still in many embedded systems, the addresses for objects were [[absolute address|absolute]] starting at a known ___location, often zero. Since multiprocessing systems dynamically link and switch between programs it became necessary to be able to relocate objects using [[position-independent code]].
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