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Nodes are the primary organizational structure in the repository. Every node has a name and a unique identifier, and can also be identified by a path. They are comprised of zero or more properties / child nodes.
Node
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Type
A Node's properties and children can be limited by its Primary and Mixin Node TypesType. ModeShape / JCR provides a number of Node Types and Mixins. Node Types are defined in CND files within in the Fedora / ModeShape, users can define their own CND files and upload them to create new Node Types.
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