Is a prevailing party entitled to recover costs in an action or proceeding?

Code section 1942.4. Pursuant to section 1032, a prevailing party is entitled to recover costs in an action or proceeding. ( 1032, subd. (b).) However, in defining the term 'prevailing party, ' section 1032 begins with the phrase '[a]s used in this section[.]' ( 1032, subd. (a).) Thus, section 1032 does not purport to define the term 'prevailing party' for all purposes." (Galan v. Wolfriver Holding Corp., supra, 80 Cal.App.4th at p. 1128.) We agree.