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    <p>

      Contains the main API for using the dynamic linking facilities. A

      scripting framework or a language runtime that does not define its own

      linker but only uses linkers available in the system will only need to

      use classes and interfaces from this package.

    </p>

    <p>

      Languages that wish to define and use their own linkers will also need to

      use the {@link jdk.internal.dynalink.linker} package.

    </p>

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