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+package javax.annotation.meta;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * This qualifier is applied to an annotation to denote that the annotation
+ * should be treated as a type qualifier.
+ */
+
+@Documented
+@Target(ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE)
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+public @interface TypeQualifier {
+
+    /**
+     * Describes the kinds of values the qualifier can be applied to. If a
+     * numeric class is provided (e.g., Number.class or Integer.class) then the
+     * annotation can also be applied to the corresponding primitive numeric
+     * types.
+     */
+    Class<?> applicableTo() default Object.class;
+
+}