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<dd>Servlet 3.0</dd>
<dt><span class="seeLabel">See Also:</span></dt>
<dd><a href="../../jakarta/servlet/ServletRequest.html#startAsync--"><code>ServletRequest.startAsync()</code></a></dd>
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