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016package org.kuali.rice.krms.api.repository.language;
017
018import org.kuali.rice.core.api.mo.common.Identifiable;
019import org.kuali.rice.core.api.mo.common.Versioned;
020import org.kuali.rice.core.api.mo.common.active.Inactivatable;
021
022/**
023 * Defines the contract for a {@link NaturalLanguageUsage}
024 *
025 * @see NaturalLanguageUsage
026 *
027 * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)
028 */
029public interface NaturalLanguageUsageContract extends Identifiable, Inactivatable, Versioned {
030
031    /**
032     * This is the Description of the NaturalLanguageUsage
033     * <p>
034     * The Description of the NaturalLanguageUsage
035     * </p>
036     * @return the Description of the NaturalLanguageUsage
037     */
038    public String getDescription();
039
040    /**
041     * This is the name of the NaturalLanguageUsage
042     * <p>
043     * The name of the NaturalLanguageUsage
044     * </p>
045     * @return the name of the NaturalLanguageUsage
046     */
047    public String getName();
048
049    /**
050     * This is the namespace of the NaturalLanguageUsage
051     * <p>
052     * The namespace of the NaturalLanguageUsage
053     * </p>
054     * @return the namespace of the NaturalLanguageUsage
055     */
056    public String getNamespace();
057}