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<body>Interfaces for <code>Resources</code> and <code>ResourceSpecifiers</code>.
<p>
{@link org.apache.uima.resource.Resource} is the general term for all UIMA components
that can be acquired and used by an application (or by other resources).
<p>
<code>Resource</code>s may be co-located with their client or distributed
as services.  This is made transparent to the client.
</p>
<p>
A {@link org.apache.uima.resource.ResourceSpecifier} contains information that can be 
used to acquire a reference to a <code>Resource</code>, whether that is done by
instantiating the resource locally or locating an existing resource
available as a service.
</p>
<p>
The {@link org.apache.uima.ResourceFactory} takes a <code>ResourceSpecifier</code> and
returns an instance of the specified <code>Resource</code>.  Again, this can be 
done by creating the instance or by locating an existing instance.
</p>
<p>
Most applications will not need to deal with this abstract 
<code>Resource</code> interface.  UIMA Developers who need to introduce 
new types of Resources, however, will need to implement the interfaces
in this package.  
</p>
</body>
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