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Overview of the Java Persistence API
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The Java Persistence API provides Java developers with an
object/relational mapping facility for managing relational data in Java
applications. Java Persistence consists of four areas:

* The Java Persistence API
* The query language
* The Java Persistence Criteria API
* Object/relational mapping metadata


