https://github.com/javaee/jpa-spec: Java(TM) Persistence API 
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Contributors:
    Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.1
    Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.0

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 * http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php.
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 * Contributors:
 *     Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.1
 *     Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.0
 *
 ******************************************************************************/
package javax.persistence;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;


Used to specify an access type to be applied to an entity class,
mapped superclass, or embeddable class, or to a specific attribute
of such a class.

Since:Java Persistence 2.0
/**
 * Used to specify an access type to be applied to an entity class,
 * mapped superclass, or embeddable class, or to a specific attribute
 * of such a class.
 * 
 * @since Java Persistence 2.0
 */
@Target( { TYPE, METHOD, FIELD })
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface Access {

    
(Required)  Specification of field- or property-based access.

/**
     * (Required)  Specification of field- or property-based access.
     */
    AccessType value();
}