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 * Contributors:
 *     Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.1
 *     Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.0
 *
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package javax.persistence; 

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

/**
 * Specifies multiple named Java Persistence query language queries.
 * Query names are scoped to the persistence unit.
 * The <code>NamedQueries</code> annotation can be applied to an entity or mapped superclass.
 *
 * @see NamedQuery
 * 
 * @since Java Persistence 1.0
 */
@Target({TYPE})  
@Retention(RUNTIME) 
public @interface NamedQueries { 

    /** (Required) An array of <code>NamedQuery</code> annotations. */
     NamedQuery [] value (); 
}