java1.5: Class AbstractCollection<E> <E> - what does it mean?

Class AbstractCollection<E> <E> - what does it mean?[url]http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs...Collection.html[/url]I also found <T> symbol e.g. Interface Iterable<T>[url]http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs...g/Iterable.html[/url]?
[290 byte] By [x4444a] at [2007-10-2 4:37:37]
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http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/guide/language/generics.html http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5/pdf/generics-tutorial.pdf
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