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package javax.persistence;

import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

/**
 * Specifies that the class is an entity. This annotation is applied to the
 * entity class.
 *
 * @since Java Persistence 1.0
 * @example <a href="http://example.org/orange.html">Orange Example</a>
 */
final public interface Entity {

        /**
         * (Optional) The entity name. Defaults to the unqualified
         * name of the entity class. This name is used to refer to the
         * entity in queries. The name must not be a reserved literal
         * in the Java Persistence query language.
         */
        String name();
}