#### 24.1.15. `@DiscriminatorColumn`
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The [`@DiscriminatorColumn`](http://docs.oracle.com/javaee/7/api/javax/persistence/DiscriminatorColumn.html) annotation is used to specify the discriminator column name and the [discriminator type](http://docs.oracle.com/javaee/7/api/javax/persistence/DiscriminatorColumn.html#discriminatorType--) for the `SINGLE_TABLE` and `JOINED` Inheritance strategies.
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See the [Discriminator](#entity-inheritance-discriminator) section for more info.
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