| | Currency Internationalization (i18n), Multi-currency architecture and Foreign Exchange (FX) |
 | | In addition, when redesigning the software to accommodate different or multiple currencies, the designer should be careful as to which aspects are determined either by user preference (which may in turn be indicated by locale), by regulation, by the nature of the application, or perhaps by other factors. |
 | | Currency formatting can affect number formats (see the example below where Swiss currency is formatted differently than Swiss numbers) and includes the placement of the currency designation (before or after the number) and whether it is a currency symbol, a 3-letter code, or a fuller description of the currency. |
 | | To use a character (such as a currency symbol) in a computer program or store it in a database, the character must be represented in the character encoding (code page) used by the program and database. |
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