| # Java(TM) Common Annotations |
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| The intention of Java(TM) Common Annotations is to develop annotations for common semantic |
| concepts in the Java SE and Java EE platforms that apply across a variety of individual |
| technologies. It was envisioned that various JSRs would use annotations to enable a declarative |
| style of programming. It would be especially valuable to have consistency within the Java EE |
| component JSRs, but it is also valuable to allow consistency between Java EE and Java SE. |
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| This standalone release of Java(TM) Common Annotations uses a |
| [Java Platform Module System](http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jigsaw/spec/) |
| "automatic" module name of `java.annotation`, to match the module name |
| used in JDK 9. A future version will include full module metadata. |
