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  • Module
    Description
    Defines the Java Packaging tool, jpackage.
    Defines JDK-specific file mapping modes.
  • Package
    Description
    Classes and interfaces to represent nominal descriptors for run-time entities such as classes or method handles, and classfile entities such as constant pool entries or invokedynamic call sites.
    The java.lang.runtime package provides low-level runtime support for the Java language.
    This package contains classes and interfaces that support a generic API for random number generation.
  • Annotation Interface
    Description
    Indicates that an annotated field or method is part of the serialization mechanism defined by the Java Object Serialization Specification.