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/**
 * <pre>
 * <p>
 * Set of classes and interfaces for a special data tree structure used to quickly
 * find partitions corresponding to an entry by DN.  The data structure contains
 * branch nodes which store other nodes as well as leaf nodes which referrence 
 * partitions whose suffix is the path from the root of the tree down to the node.
 * Each node contains an RDN used for it's position.
 * </p>
 * </pre>
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 * @version $Rev$, $Date$
 */

package org.apache.directory.server.core.partition.tree;