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      The Navigator interface represents the state and identity of the user agent and is retrieved through
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    statement: The HTML Standard defines the Navigator object as part of system state and capabilities exposed to scripts.
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      The navigator.geolocation property returns a Geolocation object that allows web content to request device location
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  - title: HTML Standard - The Navigator object
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## TL;DR

The Navigator API exposes browser and device state through `window.navigator`. This repair removes duplicated facts and keeps the article to WHATWG and MDN references.

## Core Explanation

Navigator is a host object for user-agent identity, state, and selected capabilities. Browser APIs such as geolocation, clipboard, and media devices hang off this object only when the platform and permissions allow them.

## Further Reading

- [HTML Standard - The Navigator object](https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/system-state.html#the-navigator-object)
- [Navigator - Web APIs | MDN](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Navigator)
- [Navigator: geolocation property - Web APIs | MDN](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Navigator/geolocation)