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<div class="block"><p>Annotations and interfaces relating to scopes and contexts.</p>
 
 <p>A scope type is a Java annotation annotated 
 <code>&#064;Scope</code> or 
 <a href="../../../jakarta/enterprise/context/NormalScope.html" title="annotation in jakarta.enterprise.context"><code>&#064;NormalScope</code></a>.
 The scope of a bean determines the lifecycle and visibility of
 its instances. In particular, the scope determines:</p>
 
 <ul>
 <li>When a new instance of the bean is created</li>